Proventia, an international emission control company, has complemented its electrically regenerated product family with CHILI^TM filters. CHILI^TM filter cleans the emissions from engines smaller than 130 kW. What makes CHILI^TM so convenient for use in forklifts is the compact size and particularly the self-maintaining capability. Low load applications such as forklifts have quite low exhaust temperatures, which precludes the use of passive filters. CHILI^TM s operation is based on active regeneration by electricity, which means that regeneration is independent of vehicle duty cycle and the temperature. In CHILI^TM filters, the filter temperature is raised electrically to the optimal level for regeneration.

CHILI^TM's operation is based on CARB-approved filter technology of sintered metal filters. CHILI^TM filters use several filter elements: when one of the elements needs regeneration, exhaust gases pass through other filters. What makes CHILI^TM's regeneration unique compared to other electrically regenerated filters is that the filter itself serves as a resistive heater that draws the power needed for regeneration from the machine's electrical system. The regeneration takes place during driving and is fully automated and needs no attention from the driver.

"CHILI^TM is a smart system. Continuous back pressure measuring controls the regeneration so that the regeneration process will not start too early, but only when it is necessary", clarifies Petri Saari, Vice President of Proventia Emission Control. "Gradually, CHILI^TM's control system 'learns' the operation routines of the machine and activates the regeneration in intervals based on the earlier operation routines. The back pressure measuring, however, guarantees the timely regeneration - even if the routines change", Saari continues.

CHILITM L is suitable for low load applications using engines 56-130 kW

CHILI^TM's emission reduction performance is excellent, with over 90% PM reduction, and when equipped with CO and HC pre-catalysts, over 80% PM reduction is achieved. Worth mentioning is also the fact that CHILI^TM does not increase NO₂ emissions.

"Our forklift customers as well as other customers with load applications have been enthusiastic about CHILI^TM's technology. A self-cleaning, user-friendly filter operating without any additives and driver intervention is attractive as the emission regulations become tighter globally and locally. There are no other emission control products for low-load diesel machines on the market that would be as easy to use as CHILI^TM and yet efficient in cleaning the emissions", says Petri Saari, Vice President of Proventia.

For more information, visit www.proventia.fi or contact sales@proventia.fi or call +358 20 7810 200. CHILI^TM products are also represented at Bauma 2010 in Munich at booth C4 327


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Proventia is an international environmental technology group. Proventia provides a full range of integrated top-quality emission control solutions based on different purifying technologies (DPF, pDPF, DOC, SCR). Proventia's products and technologies effectively clean the exhaust emissions of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) as well as hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxides (CO). Proventia solutions are suitable for materials and cargo handling machines, mining and construction machines, on-road vehicles as well as ships and power plants.