Patent ID: 7607294
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: B01D,F01N,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A soot processing apparatus, comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode opposing to the first electrode, the first and second electrodes being configured to create a plasma state therebetween; a honeycomb apparatus extending between the first and second electrodes and comprising a first end contacting the first electrode and a second end contacting the second electrode; the honeycomb apparatus further comprising a first channel extending between the first and second ends, a second channel extending in substantially parallel to the first channel between the first end and the second end, and at least one porous wall interposed between the first and second channels; the first channel comprising an inlet opening at the first end so as to receive a first composition comprising soot particles and gaseous components through the inlet opening, the second electrode blocking the first channel at the second end so as to substantially inhibit the first composition from passing the second end; the second channel comprising an outlet opening at the second end so as to discharge a second composition comprising gaseous components through the outlet, the first electrode blocking the second channel at the first end so as to substantially inhibit the second composition from passing the first end; and the at least one porous wall being configured to pass the gaseous components therethrough while substantially blocking the soot particles.