Effects of sulfur and aromatic contents in gasoline on motorcycle emissions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 6560-6564

  Yao, Yung Chen ^a   Tsai, Jiun Horng ^a   Chang, An Lin ^a   Jeng, Fu Tien ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air toxics; Exhaust emission; Four stroke engine; Fuel composition

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ALDEHYDES; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILES; BENZENE; CATALYSIS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROCARBONS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIQUID FUELS; MOTORCYCLES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; SULFUR; TOLUENE;

AIR TOXICS; AROMATIC CONTENTS; CATALYST-FREE; EMISSION FACTOR; EMISSION REDUCTIONS; EXHAUST EMISSION; FOUR-STROKE ENGINE; FUEL COMPOSITION; FUEL COMPOSITIONS; INVERSE CORRELATION; MOTORCYCLE ENGINES; NOX EMISSIONS; POLLUTANT EMISSIONS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SULFUR CONTENTS; TOTAL HYDROCARBONS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ALDEHYDE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFUR; TOLUENE;

ALDEHYDE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION CONTROL; EXHAUST EMISSION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; SULFUR; TOXIC MATERIAL;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; MOTORCYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 50849095476     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.04.031     Document Type: Article

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