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Emission abatement system. The system includes a source of emissions and a catalyst for receiving the emissions. Suitable catalysts are absorber catalysts and selective catalytic reduction catalysts. A plasma fuel converter generates a reducing gas from a fuel source and is connected to deliver the

Emission abatement system. The system includes a source of emissions and a catalyst for receiving the emissions. Suitable catalysts are absorber catalysts and selective catalytic reduction catalysts. A plasma fuel converter generates a reducing gas from a fuel source and is connected to deliver the reducing gas into contact with the absorber catalyst for regenerating the catalyst. A preferred reducing gas is a hydrogen rich gas and a preferred plasma fuel converter is a plasmatron. It is also preferred that the absorber catalyst be adapted for absorbing NOx.

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1. An emission abatement system, comprising: a source of emissions; a particulate trap adapted to receive said emissions from said source and to collect particulates; a fuel converter for generating a hydrogen-rich gas from a fuel source and connected to deliver the hydrogen-rich gas to regener

1. An emission abatement system, comprising: a source of emissions; a particulate trap adapted to receive said emissions from said source and to collect particulates; a fuel converter for generating a hydrogen-rich gas from a fuel source and connected to deliver the hydrogen-rich gas to regenerate the particulate trap; and at least one catalyst positioned between said fuel converter and said particulate trap. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said fuel converter is a plasma fuel converter. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is adapted such that hydrogen-rich gas is used along with free oxygen to burn said particulates deposited in said particulate trap. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein said particulate trap has a temperature hot enough to gasify the particulates without the use of an oxidant. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one catalyst is adapted to receive exhaust gas as an input. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one catalyst is adapted to receive air as an input. 7. A method for emission abatement, comprising the steps of: positioning a fuel converter to receive emissions from a source of emissions; introducing emissions into a particulate trap; collecting particulates in said particulate trap; regenerating said particulate trap by delivering hydrogen-rich gas from a fuel converter; and positioning at least one catalyst between said fuel converter and said particulate trap. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein said fuel converter is a plasma fuel converter. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the regenerating step is homogeneous. 10. The method of c1aim 7, wherein the regenerating step is catalytic. 11. The method of claim 7, wherein the hydrogen-rich gas is used along with free oxygen to burn said particulates deposited in said particulate trap. 12. The method of claim 7, wherein the particulate trap has a temperature hot enough to gasify the particulates without the use of an oxidant. 13. The method of claim 7, wherein said at least one catalyst receives exhaust gas as an input. 14. The method of claim 7, wherein said at least one catalyst receives air as an input.