Abstract
The major contribution to atmospheric air pollution is from the heavy vehicular emission. At present, it is rising at an alarming rate. These automotive pollutions can be reduced to a great extent by the exhaust gas after-treatment methods. Among these, catalytic converter (CC) is the major source to reduce regulatory emission in the internal combustion (IC) engine. Most catalytic materials work in some specific temperature ranges, and they are also costly. In this study, the zeolite 4A (ZSM 4A) and zeolite 5A (ZSM 5A) powder were converted into a solid mold and tested as a catalytic material in the converter. The experimental readings were taken with the fabricated CC at the exhaust with various loads (0, 4, 8, 12, and 16kg) in the single-cylinder Kirloskar 5.2kW diesel engine. Waste plastics were pyrolyzed into oil and blended with diesel in the 50:50 ratio of diesel plastic blend (DPB) for this study. Nitrogen oxide (NO) and hydrocarbon (HC) were reduced by 18% and 22% respectively for ZSM 5A and 12% and 16% respectively for ZSM 4A.
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