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The Dictionary of Environmental Science and Engineering, Second Edition

AFTERBURNING

Injection of air downstream from the exhaust valve of an internal combustion engine for conversion of unburned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and water vapor. NOX is not removed by an afterburner and, in fact, more is formed. This is a disadvantage.

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Afterburning from The Dictionary of Environmental Science and Engineering, Second Edition. ISBN: 0-203-93405-9. Published: 30-Oct-2007. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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