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Emission Gases

05/29/2013 2:50 AM

is there any possibility to reduce nitrogen content in exhaust gases by mixing it with other gases ?

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05/29/2013 3:01 AM

Of course.

What does the process flowsheet look like, please?

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05/29/2013 3:06 AM

Will you be mixing the "other gases" before, or after, combustion takes place?

Well, first we should establish that you are speaking about an internal combustion engine's exhaust.

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05/29/2013 3:13 AM

...or a combustion power station exhaust...

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05/29/2013 3:13 AM

...or a bicycle tyre's exhaust...

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05/29/2013 3:39 AM

...or bovine flatulence...

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05/29/2013 4:38 AM

Why would you want to reduce nitrogen in exhaust gasses?

Air is ~80% nitrogen anyway.

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05/29/2013 6:23 AM

Where is that damned 'Good Question' button?

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05/29/2013 8:59 AM

I am talking about internal combustion engines. I want to mix the gases or some chemicals in the silencer after combustion that mix with the exhaust gases and reduce the pollution( CO2 ,N2......). So, plz can you suggest me that what type of gases or chemicals will help me to do it ?

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05/29/2013 9:40 AM

There seems to be a shortage of understanding here. Please embrace the following:

  • CO2 is one of the two main products of combustion of carbon-based fuels. The other one is water. They both leave the tailpipe of an internal combustion engine as gases. They are dispersed in air as they leave, together with the oxides of other elements present in the incoming fuels, principally sulphur.
  • N2 is present in air anyway to about 78%, so it doesn't need to be removed from the tailpipe gases of a combustion engine. It passes through the engine, having very little chemical effect while in there. There are traces of oxides of nitrogen produced in any combustion process and the level of these depends upon how well the engine and its auxiliary equipment are designed and maintained.
  • If one defines pollution as a substance that is in the wrong place, then the only way of reducing it in the context of the tailpipe of a combustion engine that is not in a fixed place is to use less of the fuel substance in the first place.
  • "Thinning it" with other gases takes place anyway around the tailpipe and does not reduce the quantities. "Thinning it" in the context of the inlet gases maxes the engine run differently, thereby using more fuel and adding to emissions.
  • There are "sweep it under the carpet" solutions for fixed installations' CO2, one of which is called sequestration. Wikipedia has articles on the topic.
  • There are biosphere solutions for all CO2. One of them is called photosynthesis, which occurs naturally in all green-leaved plant materials. Again, Wikipedia has articles on the topic.

Enough?

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05/29/2013 3:34 PM

Nothing springs to mind except some gasses that act as binding agents converting certain gas into heavier than air gunk that then falls to the ground and likely pollutes the water table and is carcinogenic, sooooooo makes things worse.

Have you tried an internet search for catalytic converter?

What exactly are you trying to accomplish, reducing certain gases why and for what end purpose?

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