Application of Secondary Air Injection for Simultaneously Reducing Converter-In Emissions and Improving Catalyst Light-Off Performance

Authors

• Mark Borland - DaimlerChrysler Corp.
• Fuquan Zhao - DaimlerChrysler Corp.

Topic

• Environmental regulations and standards
• Exhaust manifolds
• Catalysts
• Exhaust systems
• Emissions
• Optimization

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