Over the past several years, there has been increased
interest in reformulated and alternative diesel fuels to control
emissions and provide energy independence. In the
following study, a California diesel fuel was compared
with neat biodiesel, an 80% California diesel/20% biodiesel
blend, and a synthetic diesel fuel to examine the effects
on emissions. Chassis dynamometer tests were performed
on four light heavy-duty diesel trucks using each of the
four fuels. The results of this study showed that biodiesel,
the biodiesel blends, and the synthetic diesel produced
generally lower THC and CO emissions than California diesel.
NO
x
emissions were comparable over most of the fuel/vehicle combinations, with slightly higher NO
x
emissions
found for the two noncatalyst vehicles on 100% biodiesel.
Particulate emissions were slightly higher for two test
vehicles and significantly higher for a third test vehicle on
the biodiesel fuels. Chemical analyses showed elemental
and organic carbon to be the primary constituents of the
diesel particulate, accounting for 73−80% of the total mass
for the four vehicles. Neat biodiesel had the highest
organic carbon fractions for each of the test vehicles.
PAH emissions for all fuel combinations were relatively low,
probably due to the low fuel PAH levels.
h i g h l i g h t s Emissions evaluation from ethanol and iso-butanol GDI and PFI vehicles. THC, CO, and NO x did not show strong trends with ethanol and blends. PM mass, number, and black carbon emissions were higher for the GDI vehicles. Increasing ethanol and butanol content reduced PM and number emissions. Butanol blends enhanced the formation of butyraldehyde emissions.
The objective of this study was to measure ammonia (NH3) emissions from modern technology vehicles since information is scarce aboutthis importantsource of particulate matter (PM) precursors. Test variables included the emission level to which the vehicle was certified, the vehicle operating conditions, and catalyst age. Eight vehicles with low-emission vehicle (LEV) to super-ultralow-emission vehicle (SULEV) certification levels were tested over the Federal Test Procedure (FTP75), a US06 cycle, a hot running 505, a New York City Cycle (NYCC), and a specially designed Modal Emissions Cycle (MEC01v7) using both as-received and bench-aged catalysts. NH3 emissions in the raw exhaust were measured by tunable diode laser (TDL) absorption spectroscopy. The results show that NH3 emissions depend on driving mode and are primarily generated during acceleration events. More specifically, high NH3 emissions were found for high vehicle specific power (VSP) events and rich operating conditions. For some vehicles, NH3 emissions formed immediately after catalyst light-off during a cold start.
We assessed the emissions response of a fleet of seven light-duty gasoline vehicles for gasoline fuel aromatic content while operating over the LA92 driving cycle. The test fleet consisted of model year 2012 vehicles equipped with spark-ignition (SI) and either port fuel injection (PFI) or direct injection (DI) technology. Three gasoline fuels were blended to meet a range of total aromatics targets (15%, 25%, and 35% by volume) while holding other fuel properties relatively constant within specified ranges, and a fourth fuel was formulated to meet a 35% by volume total aromatics target but with a higher octane number. Our results showed statistically significant increases in carbon monoxide, nonmethane hydrocarbon, particulate matter (PM) mass, particle number, and black carbon emissions with increasing aromatics content for all seven vehicles tested. Only one vehicle showed a statistically significant increase in total hydrocarbon emissions. The monoaromatic hydrocarbon species that were evaluated showed increases with increasing aromatic content in the fuel. Changes in fuel composition had no statistically significant effect on the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), formaldehyde, or acetaldehyde. A good correlation was also found between the PM index and PM mass and number emissions for all vehicle/fuel combinations with the total aromatics group being a significant contributor to the total PM index followed by naphthalenes and indenes.
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