Oxides of nitrogen are adsorbed onto the surfaces of, and particulates are
trapped in, pores of channels (130, 133, 139-151) in a porous,
interdigitated ceramic particulate filter (57, 100) that has relative
rotation with respect to a gas inlet distributor (76, 101). The
distributor has a baffle (85) or ribs (121, 122) that causes constantly
flowing engine exhaust (53) to enter the filter channels over a large
portion of a revolution of the adsorption bed or the distributor, and
causes constantly flowing syngas (54) to thereafter pass through those
passages during a small portion of each revolution. Either the inlet gas
distributor (101) or the filter bed (57) may be rotated to distribute the
gases. Dual, alternately regenerated filters (35, 36) may be used.