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Study finds PM from biodiesel blends may be 50-80% less toxic per unit PM mass than from petroleum diesel

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In the study, the team examined the relationships between biodiesel fuel blend, exhaust particle oxidative potential (OP), and PM composition. OP in oxidized aerosols, including engine exhaust, is commonly quantified using the DTT (dithiothreitol) assay. PM-normalized DTT Activity for biodiesel exhaust PM. to 13.6 ± 3.8

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Birmingham study finds butanol-gasoline blend reduces GDI engine-out carbonaceous emissions; similar NOx

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For this reason, emission standards such as Euro 6c, which includes a strict limit of 6 x 10 11 particles per kilometer and comes into force in September 2017, are boosting the development of new technologies to reduce emissions in GDI. They found that the influence of the butanol depended on engine load. higher flame speed). Resources.

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