A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body having a porous partition wall disposed to surround a plurality of cells and a plugging portion. The partition wall defining outflow cells includes an exhaust-gas purifying catalyst at least at a part of a region of 0 to 80% of a thickness of the partition wall and includes a portion that does not include the exhaust-gas purifying catalyst in a region of exceeding 80% and being 100% or less of the thickness of the partition wall, and the partition wall defining the inflow cells is not loaded with the exhaust-gas purifying catalyst on the surface, or is loaded with the exhaust-gas purifying catalyst so that a percentage of a ratio of an area of a range loaded with the exhaust-gas purifying catalyst to a surface area of the partition wall defining the inflow cells is 10% or less.

Various embodiments include a diesel engine comprising: an exhaust gas line; a diesel particulate filter arranged in the exhaust gas line; a first NO sensor arranged in the exhaust gas line upstream of the diesel particulate filter; and a second NO sensor arranged in the exhaust gas line downstream of the diesel particulate filter.

A plugged honeycomb structure, including: a plurality of honeycomb segments, a bonding layer and a circumferential wall disposed to surround circumference of a honeycomb segment bonded body where the plurality of honeycomb segments are bonded, wherein in the bonding layer, the bonding layer at a part that bonds the honeycomb segments disposed in contact with the circumferential wall is a circumferential bonding layer, and the bonding layer at a part that bonds the honeycomb segment including a center of gravity in a cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of cells of the honeycomb segment bonded body or at a position closest to the center of gravity and another honeycomb segment adjacent to the honeycomb segment is a center bonding layer, and a bonding strength A1 of the circumferential bonding layer is larger than a bonding strength A2 of the center bonding layer.

An exhaust gas treatment system for an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas pathway configured to receive exhaust from the engine, a diesel particulate filter (DPF) element positioned in the exhaust gas pathway to capture particulate matter from the exhaust, and a regenerator operable to increase a temperature of the exhaust that passes through the DPF element. The system also includes a controller configured to selectively operate the exhaust gas treatment system in a first mode in which the regenerator is inactive such that a temperature of the exhaust is within a first range, a second mode in which the regenerator is activated to increase the temperature of the exhaust to a first target temperature beyond the first range, and a third mode in which the regenerator is activated to increase the temperature of the exhaust to a second target temperature greater than the first temperature.

A porous composite includes a porous base material, and a porous collection layer. The collection layer is provided on the base material. The collection layer contains praseodymium oxide.

A Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) assembly configured to be incorporated in the exhaust gas stream, the DPF assembly comprising: Quartz/Composite ceramic mixture disposed as filter elements, mechanical support components and optional electrical soot removal solutions including electrical, di-electrical and microwave solutions.

Systems and methods that utilize both UVA and UVC lamps to clean and disinfect a cabin filter of a vehicle, thereby preventing the cabin filter from becoming fouled for an extended period of time. By performing both gas filtration and cabin filter disinfection functions, these systems and methods mitigate: (1) the pressure drop (or flow reduction) experienced; (2) the smell breakthrough when the gas adsorbent becomes saturated; and (3) the presence of microbial growth. This is accomplished by the sequential application of UVC and UVA radiation to the cabin filter, with the UVC radiation being applied for a period of time upon vehicle startup to neutralize bacteria and fungus present in the cabin filter and the UVA radiation subsequently being applied continuously to filter the gas flowing through the cabin filter. A photocatalyst may be added to the cabin filter itself to enhance disinfection and gas filtration.

An ECU 10 for controlling execution of forced regeneration that removes PM deposited on a DPF by increasing a temperature of the DPF in an exhaust gas treatment device of a diesel engine including a DOC disposed in an exhaust passage and the DPF disposed downstream of the DOC includes: a determination unit 102 for determining whether an injection start condition corresponding to a remaining SOF deposition amount on the DOC is satisfied after the forced regeneration starts and after an upstream temperature of the DOC reaches a predetermined temperature; and an injection execution unit 104 for starting late-post injection of fuel to the DOC when the injection start condition is satisfied.

Disclosed is a visible light-activated photocatalytic coating composition comprising a visible light active photocatalytic material and an aqueous solvent.

An air cleaning device is disclosed. A first opening and closing member opens and closes an inlet of a housing. A second opening and closing member opens and closes an outlet of the housing. A first filter unit collects and separates foreign substances from contaminated air in the housing. A circulation tube has a first end portion disposed at the inlet to communicate with the housing and a second end portion disposed at the outlet to communicate with the housing. A third opening and closing member opens and closes the circulation tube. A first heater is installed inside the circulation tube to heat air in the circulation tube. A blower is installed inside the circulation tube to deliver air from the circulation tube into the housing.