REAL-WORLD DRIVING SPECIATED VOC HOT START EMISSIONS OF THE 2001 FRENCH PASSENGER CAR FLEET

A 25 passenger cars sample was selected on the basis of a 2001 year French fleet prediction. Various types of vehicle technologies, i.e. diesel and petrol cars both equipped with or without catalyst, were tested on a chassis dynamometer with constant volume sampling for regulated emissions and individual Volatile Organic Compounds determination. A particular emphasis has been placed on toxic and/or photochemically reactive compounds such as benzene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and 1,3-butadiene. Driving cycles do not seem to influence volatile organic compounds composition for a specific non-catalyst car either petrol or diesel. On the other hand, strong variations were observed for catalyst cars. Carbonyl compounds represent the major part of diesel hydrocarbon emissions (approximately 30% w/w) but only a minor portion for petrol cars (approximately 5% w/w). Catalyst diesel and three-way catalyst petrol cars total hydrocarbons mass emissions were the lowest and about 40 times lower than conventional petrol cars.

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• Authors:
  • FLANDRIN, Y
  • VIDON, R
  • CAZIER, F
  • HUE, S
  • DECHAUX, J-C
  • NOLLET, V
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 140-9
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Vehicle Design
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 1-4
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1477-5360
  • Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aromatic hydrocarbons; Automobiles; Catalytic converters; Diesel engines; Fuels; Pollutants
• Geographic Terms: France
• ITRD Terms: 7358: Aromatic compounds; 1243: Car; 1394: Catalytic converter; 1314: Diesel engine; 2442: Emission; 8036: France; 3850: Fuel
• Subject Areas: Energy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00920679
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 6 2002 12:00AM