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This is done by changing the locations of intake and exhaust ports asymmetrically which allows for the extraction of more energy during the expansion stroke. 2018) Click to enlarge. 2018) “Performance of a Low-Blowby Sealing System for a High Efficiency Rotary Engine,” SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-0372 doi: 10.4271/2018-01-0372.

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MARCH 13, 2018

However, SCR only delivers satisfactory results at an exhaust gas temperature well above 200 ?C. The team examined the chemical processes in a copper-exchanged small-pore SSZ-13 catalyst used currently in the selective catalytic reduction ofNO x from the exhaust gas of diesel-fueled vehicles. —Marberger et al.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

—Co-author Professor Terry Tetley The researchers argue that reducing tire pollution should be seen as a critical part of making transport cleaner and more sustainable, alongside reductions in CO 2 and other exhaust emissions. As tires break down they release a range of particles, from visible pieces of tire rubber to nanoparticles.

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JANUARY 28, 2018

Although past studies have provided substantial insight, important gaps remain in our understanding of SOA formation from gasoline vehicle exhaust due to changing engine technology and emissions certification standards. Finally, we evaluate the use of an OFR as screening tool for SOA production from on-road gasoline vehicle exhaust.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Black carbon—commonly called soot—is a marker for exposure to diesel exhaust which is known to have negative health effects. Evans (2018) “Near-Road Air Pollutant Measurements: Accounting for Inter-Site Variability Using Emission Factors” Environmental Science & Technology 52 (16), 9495-9504 doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b01914.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

A review of previous research confirmed that BRCA1 can be silenced by exposures to dioxins and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons—both found in exhaust fumes. In addition, other research has shown that BRCA2 is rapidly degraded in the presence of aldehydes—also components of exhaust fumes.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2018

We found that primary pollutants—those that are emitted directly from a source, such as car exhaust—were associated with ED visits for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. There was some indication that primary pollutants, particularly nitrogen oxides, were also associated with cardiovascular disease ED visits. Chang, Lance A.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Overall, this study provides valuable insights on the impacts of ethanol content and gasoline composition on the exhaust emissions from a current technology GDI FFV. —Yang et al. Jiacheng Yang, Patrick Roth, Thomas D. Durbin, Kent C. Johnson, Akua Asa-Awuku, David R. 8b02206.

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MAY 21, 2020

Together with his colleagues, he used a special instrument to examine the exhaust plumes of 23,000 passing cars and analyzed the levels of NO x and CO 2. The measurements took place in England between May 2012 and April 2018—before and after the Dieselgate scandal. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00188. 0c00188.

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MARCH 24, 2021

Now, MIT researchers have carried out an exhaustive analysis of the studies that have looked at the decline in the prices these batteries. The representative series of cylindrical cell prices has an annual decrease ratio of 0.14 (for 1991 through 2016) while that for all types of cells has a ratio of 0.13 (for 1991 through 2018).

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MARCH 6, 2018

converting CO to CO 2 )—a chemical reaction that is commonly used in catalytic converters to remove CO from car exhaust—at low temperatures. Most of the harmful chemicals in your exhaust such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide are emitted when starting up the engine. —Jean-Sabin McEwen. Therrien, Alyssa J.

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MARCH 5, 2018

Under this same operating condition with stoichiometric engine exhaust (and no reforming), they could only sustain stable combustion with EGR under 25%. D-EGR uses fuel-rich combustion in one cylinder and recirculates its exhaust to the intake system, generating brake thermal efficiency as high as 42.5% —Jim Szybist, ORNL.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Fewer soot particles in the exhaust stream of aircraft reduces the formation of ice crystals and therefore the climate impact of the resulting contrail cirrus. DLR and NASA conducted joint research flights in January 2018 to investigate the effect of different fuel blends on soot emissions and the associated formation of ice crystals.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Of particular interest is the fact that with regard to the much-discussed diesel exhaust emissions, particulate matter and not nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), both of which are produced by burning diesel fuel, have a negative effect on vascular function. —Professor Jos Lelieveld.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

The valve train is the “respiratory organ” of combustion engines: it manages the aspiration of fresh air and the discharge of exhaust gases (gas exchange). The basic principle of the valve train—for both intake and exhaust side—is an asymmetric hydraulic pendulum, which can be described as a mass-spring-system. Image: Empa.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

D-EGR is an engine and control concept that combines fuel reforming to produce hydrogen with high levels of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) to achieve very high levels of thermal efficiency. liter engine running as a full D-EGR engine from idle to full load, delivering more than 42% brake thermal efficiency with ultra-low exhaust emissions.

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The NZ engine is the first mid-range engine in North America to receive emission certifications from both the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (ARB) meeting the 0.02 The recent procurement of both CNG buses and engines will help the agency reduce its current NO x emissions by more than 90% in 2018.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

AT&T, which has announced its intention to invest up to $565 million to deploy approximately 15,000 alternative fuel vehicles over a 10-year period through 2018, will use the vans to provide and maintain communications, high-speed Internet and television services for AT&T customers. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 25, 2020

This puffy line is not just exhaust from the engine, but a change in the clouds that’s caused by small airborne particles of pollution. Satellite image taken 16 January 2018 off the coast of Europe. Small particles in exhaust from burning fossil fuels creates “seeds” on which water vapor in the air can condense into cloud droplets.

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NO x engine, the first mid-range engine in North America to receive emission certifications from both US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Air Resources Board (ARB) in California that meet the 0.02 version that is also EPA and ARB certified for the heavy-duty trucking industry in 2018. ISL G Near-Zero 0.02 Earlier post.)

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MARCH 16, 2017

The possibility of reducing the engine exhaust soot emissions by more than half using biofuels paves the way for reducing the climatic impact of contrails. They followed a NASA DC-8 research aircraft at close distances ranging from 30 to 150 meters to measure exhaust composition from each of the inboard engines. Moore, Kenneth L.

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APRIL 9, 2018

This time we were not limited by regulations but resources. On top came developments that were prepared for the 2018 WEC but never raced after the end of 2017 withdrawal. At the same time it recuperates energy from the exhaust system that otherwise would pass unused in to the atmosphere.

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MARCH 31, 2018

Catalytic converters for cleaning exhaust emissions are more efficient when they use nanoparticles with many edges, according to a study carried out at the the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), a research center of the Helmholtz Association, X-ray source PETRA III. Resources. Francoual, J. Strempfer, and A. 120.126101.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

They found that infants in strollers breathe in more polluted air since they are positioned between 0.55m and 0.85m above ground level and vehicle exhaust pipes usually sit within 1m above road level. This increases in-stroller babies’ vulnerability to being exposed to more pollution than adults. Environment International 120, 262-278.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Platinum catalysts help deactivate exhaust gases from combustion engines. 2018) “Golden Single-atomic-site Platinum Electrocatalysts.” —Duchesne et al. Platinum is also used to help drive the chemical reactions that make zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cells possible. formic acid oxidation). Duchesne, Paul, Z.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Posing risks to health and climate, these airborne particles generally fall into two categories: Primary organic aerosols that can form during combustion, such as in car and truck exhaust, and secondary organic aerosols that result from oxidation of organic gases and particles in the air. Ditto, Emily B. Jimenez, Nga Lee Ng, Robert J.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

Unlike desert dust, which is primarily composed of crustal material, road dust is a complex mixture that also includes particles from road surface, brake, and tire wear; traction materials; semivolatile components of vehicle exhaust; and vegetative detritus, including soil and humic materials. Cote, Stephanie R. Holod, Thomas H. 7b00533.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitrated PAHs were quantified in both the vapor and particle phases of the PM, with the GPF-equipped vehicles practically eliminating most of these species in the exhaust. This study showed that GDI vehicle exhaust is characterized by diverse PAH distribution profile, ranging from 3-6 ring species.

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APRIL 9, 2019

To reduce the variability in fuel use and exhaust emission rates related to variations in engine oil, engine oil was changed for each vehicle prior to the measurement using the first fuel. — Yuan et al. Weichang Yuan, H. 2019.03.115.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

Fees that respond to traffic volumes in real time and with site precision, taking into account factors such as vehicle type and exhaust emissions, can significantly improve traffic flow and contribute to reducing air pollution, they suggest. Richard Geddes and Axel Ockenfels (2018) “ Set road charges in real time to ease traffic ” Nature.

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APRIL 29, 2018

We combine rich panel data on road congestion, ambient NO x concentrations (as a signature of diesel exhaust), and hospital admissions and deaths. São Paulo’s beltway construction provides a rare example, at the scale of a real-world metropolis, of the air and health benefits from shifting the urban transportation fuel mix away from diesel.

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APRIL 24, 2018

HVO based fuels can be used without affecting fuel logistics, engine and exhaust after-treatments. Differently from FAME, the HVO properties do not depend on the adopted production feedstock and many proprieties are very similar to the gas-to-liquid (GTL) and biomass to-liquid (BTL) diesel fuels produced by Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis.

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The regulations begin with model year 2014 and increase in stringency through model year 2018. Under the new GHG14 regulations, trucks and buses built in 2014 through 2018 are projected to reduce oil consumption by 530 million barrels and greenhouse gas emissions by 270 million metric tons. Final Rule.

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LanzaTech’s gas fermentation technology ( earlier post ) is at the core of the new Horizon2020 Steelanol project (2015-2018), which seeks to produce bioethanol via an innovative gas fermentation process using exhaust gases emitted by the steel industry. million (US$16.3-million) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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MAY 9, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted a discussion document. Mandate a fraction of bus purchases to be zero emission technology starting in 2018, and set a goal of complete transit fleet transition to zero emission technologies by 2040. Innovative Transit Beyond Buses.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The US Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest open funding opportunity. Drop-In Replacement Materials from Abundant Resources to Double Energy in EV Batteries – $3,100,000. Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.

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JULY 3, 2018

As hot exhaust passes through the mesh, the metal atoms on the surface catalyze reactions that break apart some noxious molecules into harmless byproducts. We combined well-established tools for data generation and analysis in a way that allowed us to look for correlations we wouldn’t otherwise have noticed. That’s a gas phase reaction.

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