Patent ID: 6212882
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B01D,B60H,F02M,Y02A,Y02T

Abstract:
An assembly for cleaning ambient air in the vicinity of an internal combustion engine, said internal combustion engine having combustion air inlet means for providing air for internal combustion of an organic fuel resulting in an exhaust gas, energy emitting means for emitting energy, said assembly further comprising adsorbent means for adsorbing at least one pollutant when in a first mode of operation and for desorbing said pollutant when in a second mode of operation, said adsorbent means having an inlet for polluted ambient air comprising said pollutant and an outlet for cleaned ambient air cleaned from said pollutant, the assembly (101; 201) further comprises a pollutant conduit to said combustion air inlet means when in said second mode of operation, and said adsorbent means are arranged for being brought into said second mode of operation by means of energy supplied from said energy emitting means.