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JUNE 12, 2023

A study by a team from UC Riverside has assessed the potential of increasing ethanol content in California reformulated gasoline (CaRFG) by investigating the exhaust emissions from a fleet of 20 Tier 3 light-duty vehicles. A baseline CaRFG E10 (10% ethanol by volume) fuel was splash-blended with denatured ethanol to create an E15 fuel.

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California Emissions Montana Gasoline 305

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

Certification in accordance with the Euro 6d standard (RDE stage 2) not prescribed for new models until 1 January 2020 is possible due to measures including extended exhaust gas aftertreatment with an additional underbody SCR catalytic converter including ammonia slip catalyst (ASC) in the underbody.

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Diesel Mercedes SUV Exhaust 326

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JANUARY 15, 2012

The transient results illustrate the gradual formation of the nucleation mode particles with continuous increase in exhaust temperatures. The particle number count under those conditions increased by more than an order of magnitude in comparison to DPF-out particle concentrations. Credit: ACS, Thiruvengadam et al. Click to enlarge.

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Exhaust Diesel West Virginia 2007 218

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JANUARY 30, 2019

In 2018, the share of incoming orders for vehicles equipped with the latest diesel technology as a proportion of the overall vehicle portfolio was 43% compared to 39% in 2017. Customers of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand in Germany are once again placing more orders for diesel vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Its characteristics include zero flaring during normal operations, the use of thermal efficient aero-derivative gas turbines for refrigerant compressors and generation, the use of Dry Low NO x technology to reduce NO x emission and waste heat recovery systems for the process.

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Mozambique Gas-Electric Gas Waste 273

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JUNE 9, 2022

Based on our testing, TPS ignition technology offers potential significant benefits toward improving combustion, engine efficiency and performance. The “Dynamic Force Engine” achieves one of the world’s best thermal efficiencies of 40% in gasoline powered vehicles according to Toyota. The Toyota 2.5L

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Emissions Fuel Gasoline-Electric Gasoline 243

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MAY 24, 2017

Empa researchers Norbert Heeb and Maria Munoz discovered large quantities of benzo(a)pyrene (red bar)—a combustion product responsible for cutting short the lives of cigarette smokers—in the exhaust gas emitted by GDI engines. Levels in exhaust emissions were found to be as much as 1,700 times above this limit.

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Engine Exhaust Gasoline Diesel 271

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Comparison of engine indicated efficiency with three different combustion approaches (PFI SI, ECDI SI and HPDI) for H2 with a diesel reference under full load operation. The models indicate NO x emissions can be managed with EGR and commercially available Urea-SCR NO x exhaust aftertreatment technology. Source: Westport/AVL.

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Fuel Hydrogen Exhaust Emissions 221

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

This is helping to reduce technological barriers and improve the suitability of vehicles with fuel cell drives for the mass market. In the flat membrane humidifier, the exhaust and supply air are in cross flow and separated from the membranes. Exhaust pathway. New opportunities are opening up for heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

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Commercial Fuel Vehicles Water 223

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The recuperated engine uses isothermal compression via cryogenic injection to enable significant exhaust to compressed gas heat transfer. A pilot simulation study of the Ricardo cryogenic split-cycle engine concept has predicted a thermal efficiency of 60%—significantly more fuel efficient than current engine technology.

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Engine Fuel Vehicles Waste 249

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The Concept Fire Truck (CFT) of Rosenbauer is the technological basis for the eLHF. Specifically, this entails a reduction in pollutants of around 14 t/a CO 2 in comparison with conventional, diesel-powered rescue and firefighting vehicles; it will also feature a disaster-proof design. Rosenbauer Concept Fire Truck.

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Hybrid Climate Protection Concept Climate 259

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MARCH 4, 2019

In comparison to the predecessor, the new OM 654 diesel engine range reduces emissions and fuel consumption while also optimizing noise and vibration comfort. With the near-engine, insulated position of the components, the exhaust-gas aftertreatment system enjoys low heat loss and advantageous working conditions.

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Mercedes Diesel Engine Exhaust 186

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MAY 21, 2020

Stuart Grange works in Empa’s Air Pollution/Environmental Technology Laboratory and also at the Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories at the University of York. 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.

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Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions 207

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JANUARY 5, 2015

Comparison of DSF fuel economy gains and costs with competing technologies, from Tula’s 2013 SAE paper. In 2012, GM Ventures made an equity investment in Tula; in 2013, Tula engineers presented a paper on their technology at the 2013 SAE World Congress. Wilcutts et al. Click to enlarge.

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GM Engine Fuel Fuel Economy 150

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Ricardo has created a company—Dolphin N2 Ltd—to commercialize its CryoPower cryogenic split-cycle engine technology ( earlier post , earlier post.) CryoPower is based on the use of a separate induction and compression cylinder from that used for combustion and exhaust.

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Commercial Engine Companies Fuel 199

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

A research team from Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) and the University of Applied Sciences Bern, Laboratory for Exhaust Emission Control, reports that ethanol blending appeared to reduce genotoxic emissions from a flex-fuel Euro-5 gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicle (a Volvo V60 with a 1.6

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Gasoline Emissions Exhaust Vehicles 150

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Despite this, research on the environmental and health impacts of tire wear has been neglected in comparison to the research and innovations dedicated to tackling fuel emissions. The Imperial researchers say that the effect of new technologies on the generation and impact of tire wear should be a priority. Scale bar of 10 μm = 0.01

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Pollution Transportation London Environment 243

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JUNE 14, 2016

The EU is investing more than €3 million in innovative aero-engine technologies in the three-year ULTIMATE project, short for Ultra Low emission Technology Innovations for Mid-century Aircraft Turbine Engines. The project is being presented in a paper (Grönstedt et al. ) —Grönstedt et al. Grönstedt et al. Click to enlarge.

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Engine Exhaust Concept France 150

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MAY 29, 2014

Other research has shown that carbonyls directly influence physiological response to diesel exhaust particles and can also contribute to secondary organic aerosol formation. In the Tianjin study, they team fueled a four-cylinder light-duty diesel engine fueled with CFT and DF, identifying 13 individual carbonyl compounds in the exhaust.

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Coal Diesel Emissions Fuel 210

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JULY 24, 2014

The global market for sensors used in internal combustion engines (ICE) is on the road of steady growth for the next few years, propelled by increasing utilization in engine management and exhaust aftertreatment, according to a new report from IHS Technology. IHS projects that sensor shipments for ICEs will top 1.34 billion in 2013.

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Pollution Engine International Market 210

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AUGUST 30, 2011

with technologies such as direct fuel injection, variable valve timing, exhaust-driven turbochargers, brake energy regeneration and Auto Start Stop function—about 60% of the generated energy is still lost, half of it being exhaust heat, with the remaining half as heat absorbed by the engine cooling system. Turbosteamer.

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Waste BMW Exhaust Gas-Electric 376

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APRIL 5, 2010

million to 34 small businesses to develop innovative, sustainable technologies to protect human health and the environment. EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was established to ensure that new technologies are developed to solve priority environmental problems. emissions reduction approach.

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Emissions EPA Waste Exhaust 225

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Use of new technologies to reduce friction losses should be able to lower automotive fuel consumption and emissions by 18% within the next 5 to 10 years and by up to 61% within 15 to 25 years, according to a joint study by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in the US. million TJ/a.

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Fuel Exhaust MPH Finland 186

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MAY 31, 2017

A joint study by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) and Austria’s Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien) into 48V diesel mild hybrid technology verified a 9% reduction of NO x in raw engine-out emissions, while retaining the fuel economy and CO 2 benefits of diesel engine technology. —Paul Bloore.

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Fuel Economy Diesel Economy Engine 150

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

The public transport company in Hamburg, the Hamburger Hochbahn AG, is using the route to run comparative tests of innovative drive technologies under the strict everyday conditions of scheduled services. The Innovation Route 109 of HOCHBAHN will be almost exclusively served by buses with innovative drive technologies.

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PHEV Hybrid Volvo Charging 316

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JULY 31, 2019

However, the challenges of transmission, distribution, and high-pressure storage of a low-density gas have hampered the adoption of hydrogen PEMFC technology. Source-to-Tank cost comparison of carbon-neutral transportation fuels. —Zhao et al. Zhao et al.

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Delaware Transportation Fuel Hydrogen 278

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MAY 7, 2014

Exhaust gas is treated by a standard passive three-way catalyst that does not require the use of any additives. Natural gas PM emissions are 95% lower in comparison to diesel, and 35% lower in NO x. Lastly, Iveco proposes a quieter vehicle with an average decrease of 5 decibels in comparison to diesel models.

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Gas Diesel Convert Exhaust 218

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JUNE 23, 2011

The recuperated engine uses isothermal compression via cryogenic injection to enable significant exhaust to compressed gas heat transfer. The feasibility study is part-funded by the UK Technology Strategy Board as one of the winning submissions for the recent “Disruptive technologies in low carbon vehicles” competition.

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Exhaust Concept Vehicles Engine 285

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JUNE 11, 2016

A range of aftertreatment technology options are available to automakers seeking to achieve compliance with the impending EU Real Driving Emissions (RDE) regulations, according to the results of a Ricardo research project presented recently at the SIA Powertrain international conference and exhibition in Rouen, France. Click to enlarge.

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Light Diesel Price Exhaust 150

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

The most significant compositional difference between the exhaust PM from combustion of the 2 fuels was the ratio of polar to non-polar species: 46% assigned polar for B0 vs 68% polar compounds for the B20 fuel. We are unaware of previous studies reporting this type of comparison of the exhaust PM.

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B0 Diesel Emissions Exhaust 210

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected eight projects to receive almost $25 million in funding to construct small- and large-scale pilots for reducing the cost of CO 2 capture and compression through DOE’s Carbon Capture Program. FuelCell Energy Inc.

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Fuel Coal CO2 Exhaust 150

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JUNE 20, 2011

Comparisons of type C buses have typically been centered on fuel economy. However, with different buses offering distinctive technologies to meet EPA 2010 emissions, fuel economy doesn’t tell the whole story. to conduct a head-to-head fluid economy comparison. fluid economy advantage using TMC Type IV testing methods.

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Economy Fuel 2010 Fuel Economy 199

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OCTOBER 30, 2016

The scaling of state-of-the-art technologies and electrification options from 12 V to 48 V to high-voltage plug-in applications makes it possible to configure the appropriate powertrain for every vehicle. This allows fuel savings that were previously reserved for high-voltage hybrid technology. Energy recovery.

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Gasoline Mercedes Engine Diesel 150

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MAY 23, 2014

. … Chemical analysis of the emissions shows that SOA is mainly produced via photo-oxidation of aromatic VOCs, present in gasoline, from the exhaust. Finally, we present the first online measurements of aged exhaust showing that SOA formation also produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) with potentially detrimental effects on our lungs.

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Pollution Exhaust Emissions Light 362

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AUGUST 2, 2017

The Federal and state governments also expect the manufacturers to use self-financed competitive measures to provide incentives for the change of pre-Euro-5 diesel vehicles to vehicles with the latest exhaust gas aftertreatment or electric vehicles. In this sense, modern and clean diesel technology can also contribute to climate protection.

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Diesel Emissions Pollution Exhaust 150

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JUNE 17, 2016

liter, six-cylinder in-line engine benefits both from technical refinements relating to the ongoing development of the larger OM 471 which was introduced last year and from technology specific to the compact model series. The untreated NO x emissions are eliminated by means of proven SCR technology and a new SCR catalytic converter.

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Mercedes Engine Fuel Emissions 150

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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

In comparison, average PN EFs from a PFI vehicle exhibited less spatial variability, with mean PN EFs 15 m from the roadway 17% lower than those measured 3 m from the roadway. Hence, GDI PM mass loadings and chemical composition may vary depending on the measurement environment or exhaust conditioning. —Zimmerman et al.

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Environment Emissions Exhaust 2014 150