INTER-INDUSTRY EMISSION CONTROL (IIEC). A CO-OPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR AUTOMOTIVE EMISSION CONTROL

THIS THREE YEAR RESEARCH PROGRAM ON AUTOMOTIVE EMISSION CONTROL WAS FORMED IN 1967 BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND MOBIL OIL CORPORATION. FIVE OTHER OIL COMPANIES JOINED AND THE PROGRAM BECAME INTERNATIONAL WITH THE INCLUSION OF ONE ITALIAN AND THREE JAPANESE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS. THE PROGRAM'S EMISSION CONTROL GOALS WERE NIL CRANKCASE AND EVAPORATIVE LOSSES AND EXHAUST LEVELS OF 0.82 GM/MI (65 PPM) FOR HC, 7.1 GM/MI (0.3 MOLE%) FOR CO, AND 0.68 GM/MI (175 PPM) FOR NO(X). BASIC APPROACHES WERE CHANGES IN ENGINE COMPONENTS, FUELS, AND LUBRICANTS; DISPOSABLE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS-PERHAPS WITH LEAD TRAPS-FOR USE WITH LEADED FUELS; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FOR LOW-LEAD OR UNLEADED GASOLINE; AND HIGH EFFICIENCY THERMAL REACTORS. AFTER LABORATORY STUDIES AND ROAD TESTS, SEVERAL LOW EMISSION VEHICLE SYSTEMS MET PROGRAM OBJECTIVES. EXTENSIVE DURABILITY TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT WILL BE NEEDED TO ENSURE EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. /HSL/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • REPORT NO SAE-SP-361
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 224 p.
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Engines; Evaporation; Exhaust gases; Fumes; Gasoline; Lead compounds; Motor vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Crankcase fumes; Evaporation control; Exhaust emission control
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223866
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 7 1972 12:00AM