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A Bamboo Carbon Filter for Diesels Could Reduce Emissions

Cars That Think

To reduce emissions, diesel vehicles use filters that catch exhaust particles and other contaminants. Looking to make replacement filters more environmentally friendly and affordable, a team of engineering students from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology , in Dhaka, designed a carbon-based version with bamboo.

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Study of emissions from CNG- and gasoline-fueled autorickshaws suggests measurements and data, not assumptions, should drive policy

Green Car Congress

and its major components organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC), CO, THC, NO x ) and climate change (CO 2 , CH 4 , OC, EC, CO, and NMHC) from a sample of in-use auto-rickshaws representing the on-road fleet in Delhi. This study measured a comprehensive set of emissions relevant to AQ [air quality] (PM 2.5 kg 100 km -1 ).

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