68 Small Engine Catalyst for US Emission Regulations 2002-32-1837
In regard to small utility engines used in lawn and garden equipment and other commercial or industrial equipment, exhaust emission regulations have been implemented since 1995 in USA. In the State of California, USA, California Air Resources Board (CARB) Tier 2 emission regulations became effective from 2000. At this stage, the handheld engines are almost two-stroke engines, but this Tier 2 emission regulations are very stringent for HC emissions. In addition, the handheld engines are small, and so they do not have enough muffler volume to be equipped with larger catalysts. This paper describes the newly developed catalyst for two-stroke small engines, which is compact and excellent in HC conversion, to meet above requirements.
Author(s):
Tadashi TOKUI, Junya SHIRAHATA
Affiliated:
Cataler Corporation
Pages: 5
Event:
Small Engine Technology Conference & Exposition
Also in:
SAE 2002 Transactions Journal of Engines-V111-3
Related Topics:
Environmental regulations and standards
Exhaust emissions
Catalysts
Emissions
Two stroke engines
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