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DeNOx SCR

DeNOx exhaust gas purification is used to remove nitrogen oxides from engine exhaust. Why are nitrogen oxides produced? Because in the “explosion” when the fuel-air mixture ignites, the air is heated to over 1,000 °C, and N₂ reacts with O₂ to form NOx. These nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases are toxic and cause forest dieback. Stationary engines are huge and mostly used for power generation; in gas engines, NOx generation is low, and here, DeNOx exhaust gas purification primarily reduces CO and formaldehyde using total oxidation catalysts.