Particulate Measurements and Emissions Characterization of Alternative Fuel Vehicle Exhaust

Technical Report · Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 EST 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6695· OSTI ID:6695

Durbin, T D; Truex, T J; Norbeck, J M ^[1]

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1. Center for Environmental Research and Technology College of Engineering, University of California - Riverside, California

The objective of this project was to measure and characterize particulate emissions from light-duty alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and equivalent gasoline-fueled vehicles. The project included emission testing of a fleet of 129 gasoline-fueled vehicles and 19 diesel vehicles. Particulate measurements were obtained over Federal Test Procedure and US06 cycles. Chemical characterization of the exhaust particulate was also performed. Overall, the particulate emissions from modern technology compressed natural gas and methanol vehicles were low, but were still comparable to those of similar technology gasoline vehicles.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 6695
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-540-25741; ON: DE00006695; TRN: US200306%%264
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 19 Nov 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
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PARTICULATES
TESTING
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EXHAUST GASES