Patent ID: 6340066
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A motor vehicle comprising:an engine compartment; at least one motor vehicle component selected from the group consisting of a radiator, an air conditioner condenser, and an air charge cooler, located in a flow pattern of ambient air passing through the engine compartment; a pollutant treating device within the engine compartment located in proximity to the at least one motor vehicle component and in the flow pattern of the ambient air, for treating pollutants present in ambient air, the pollutant treating device comprising, at least one pollutant treating component comprising a pollutant treating composition, said pollutant treating component positioned in at least one normal flow pattern of the ambient air within the engine compartment for the purpose of removing pollutants from the ambient air and for returning the treated air to the atmosphere, wherein the pollutant treating composition is selected from the group consisting of a catalytic material, an adsorbent material and combinations thereof; and washing means for washing the pollutant treating device located in the engine compartment.