Cellular ceramic products help curb diesel engine emissions

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Automotive Engineering; (United States)

OSTI ID:5009307

Cities have already discussed the possibility of banning diesel buses from their streets because of the sooty, smelly exhaust they produce. And the EPA has legislated strict diesel particulate emissions regulations for buses and heavy-duty trucks that take effect in 1993 and 1994, respectively, and get tighter through the year 2000. This paper reports that engine, bus, and truck manufacturers are testing aftertreatment systems that they hope will enable them to clean up diesel exhaust beyond levels which they have achieved with improvements in engine design and electronic controls. The two most promising aftertreatment systems are diesel trap oxidizers and catalytic converters.

• OSTI ID: 5009307
• Journal Information: Automotive Engineering; (United States), Journal Name: Automotive Engineering; (United States) Vol. 100:1; ISSN 0098-2571; ISSN AUEGB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330102 -- Internal Combustion Engines-- Diesel
330700* -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Emission Control
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BUSES
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
CERAMICS
CONTROL
DESIGN
DIESEL ENGINES
EMISSION
ENGINES
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
EQUIPMENT
EXHAUST GASES
FLUIDS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
REGULATIONS
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
VEHICLES
WASTES