With the aim of improving the air quality in large cities, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has stipulated that non-methane organic gas (NMOG) composed of carbon numbers from C1 to C12 must be reduced for vehicle categories designated as Transitional Low Emission Vehicles (TLEVs), Low Emission Vehicles (LEVs), Ultra low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs), and Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs). Although considerable research work has been done on this issue to date, the entire picture is still not clear. Studies done by the authors have been aimed at providing a better understanding of the potential for reducing automotive tailpipe emissions by using several clean fuel candidates.The major questions of concern are the extent to which emissions of certain species can actually be reduced and what fuel can provide the best performance under a reduced NMOG condition. The technological assessment includes different ways of investigating mass emissions, groupings of hydrocarbons each having a general formula and particular species cited as being toxic air pollutants. In addition, an examination is also made of the possibility of reducing automotive carbon dioxide emissions simultaneously, which is required from the standpoint of global environmental protection.The possibility of meeting emission requirements through near-future developments is beyond the scope of this discussion.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Effects of Clean Fuels (Reformulated Gasolines, M85, and CNG) on Automotive Emissions


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition ; 1992



    Publication date :

    1992-10-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Effects of clean fuels ( reformulated gasolines, M85 and CNG ) on automotive emissions

    Hamai,K. / Mitsumoto,H. / Iwakiri,Y. et al. | Automotive engineering | 1992


    Toxic air pollutant vehicle exhaust emissions with reformulated gasolines

    Gorse,R.A. / Benson,J.D. / Burns,V.R. et al. | Automotive engineering | 1992


    Toxic Air Pollutant Vehicle Exhaust Emissions with Reformulated Gasolines

    Hochhauser, Albert M. / Rippon, Brian H. / Benson, Jack D. et al. | SAE Technical Papers | 1991


    Electrically heated catalyst and reformulated gasolines

    Kubsh,J.E. / Lissiuk,P.W. / Gotttberg,I. et al. | Automotive engineering | 1993


    Electrically Heated Catalysts and Reformulated Gasolines

    Kubsh, Joseph E. / Lissiuk, Peter W. / Gottberg, lngemar | SAE Technical Papers | 1993