A Reformer to Convert Engine Exhaust Gases, Reducing Harmful Emissions and Producing Hydrogen to be Reused in the Fuel System

交通运输部门占全球二氧化碳排放总量的23%，其中道路运输占全球排放量的最高份额。在环境、能源使用和效率方面，对交通运输的需求不断增长，这就要求我们在绩效方面做出一个步骤性的改变，以实现可持续的交通运输系统。许多创新正在市场上引起人们的兴趣，其中之一就是“多燃料”发动机技术。G-Volution（GV）有限公司开发了一种独特的专利燃油控制技术，即“优化器”，它允许大型柴油发动机使用两种（或多种）同时燃烧的混合燃料。使用柴油和二次燃料（例如LPG），Optimiser提供了一种“螺栓连接”解决方案，可显著节省燃料成本（10-15%）和二氧化碳排放量（7-9%）。尽管有这些显著的好处，但多燃料发动机仍面临着重大的排放挑战，因为它们的碳氢化合物（HC）排放量高于单燃料发动机。碳氢化合物与地面臭氧反应形成烟雾，这是最普遍和最棘手的城市空气污染问题。在TSB的支持下，GV旨在通过开发“重整技术”的“基本”原型来解决这个问题，该技术涉及在催化剂存在下重整废气和燃料，以产生可用作发动机三级燃料的重整混合物，并因此利用过量的HC排放。当与Optimiser相结合时，GV相信CO2排放和燃料成本将进一步降低，效率将提高，同时减少大气中的HC排放。该技术最初将针对HGV部门，节省10-15%的燃料成本可以产生很大的影响（设想可转移到国内运输市场）。GV相信，改革者有潜力加强优化者的“过渡”角色，以彻底改变运输部门。预计2013年将推出mkt，随后将进行进一步的原型开发。

The transport sector contributes 23% of total world CO2 emissions, with road transportresponsible for the highest share of emissions globally. The impact of growing demand fortransport in terms of environment, energy use & efficiency demands a step change inperformance to deliver a sustainable transport system. A number of innovations are receivinginterest in the mkt place, one of these being ‘multi-fuel’ engine technology. G-Volution (GV)Limited have developed a unique patented fuel control technology, the ‘Optimiser’ whichallows a large diesel engine to operate on a mixture of two (or more) fuels that are combustedsimultaneously. Using diesel & a secondary fuel (e.g. LPG) the Optimiser provides a ‘bolt-on’solution that delivers significant fuel cost (10-15%) & CO2 emissions savings (7-9%). Despitethese significant benefits, there is a major emissions challenge with multifuel engines as theyhave higher hydrocarbon (HC) emissions than single fuel engines. HCs react with groundlevel ozone to form smog which is the most widespread & intractable urban air pollutionproblem.With support from the TSB, GV aim to address this issue through the development of a‘basic’ prototype of a ‘reformer technology’ that involves the reformation of the exhaust & afuel in the presence of a catalyst to produce a reformate mixture which can be used as atertiary fuel in the engine, & thus utilise the excess HC emissions. When combined with theOptimiser, GV believe that CO2 emissions & fuel costs will be further reduced & efficiencywill increase, whist reducing HC emissions in the atmosphere. The technology will initially betargeted in the HGV sector where a 10-15% fuel cost saving can make a big impact(transferability into the domestic transport mkt is envisaged). GV believe the reformer has thepotential to enhance the ‘transitional’ role of the Optimiser to revolutionise the transportsector. Further prototyping will follow with expected mkt introduction in 2013.