Reducing the emission of particles from a diesel engine by adding an oxygenate to the fuel

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 6260-6265

  Nord, Kent E ^a   Haupt, Dan ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ALDEHYDES; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; OXIDATION; REDUCTION;

ENGINE POWER; FUEL COMPOSITION; OXYGENATE;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ACETAL; ACETALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL FUEL; HYDROCARBON; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN;

EMISSION CONTROL;

AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DIESEL ENGINE; EXHAUST GAS; OXIDATION KINETICS; OXYGENATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWER SUPPLY;

ACETALS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; GASOLINE; PARTICLE SIZE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 23844514366     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048085h     Document Type: Article

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