Volatile properties of particles emitted by compressed natural gas and diesel buses during steady-state and transient driving modes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 196-203

  Jayaratne, E R ^a   Meyer, N K ^a   Ristovski, Z D ^a   Morawska, L ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASH DEPOSITS; CHASSIS DYNAMOMETERS; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE; DRIVING MODE; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; NON-VOLATILE; NUCLEATION MODES; PARTICLE EMISSIONS; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; SAMPLING SYSTEMS; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER; TRANSIENT CYCLE; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE NUMBER;

BUSES; DYNAMOMETERS; GAS EMISSIONS;

COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS;

COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; DIESEL FUEL; NANOPARTICLE; NATURAL GAS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIESEL ENGINE; EXHAUST EMISSION; LUBRICANT; MOBILITY; NATURAL GAS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; VOLUME;

ARTICLE; ASH; CAR DRIVING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIESEL ENGINE; DYNAMOMETER; EXHAUST GAS; HEATING; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILIZATION;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; GAS, NATURAL; GASOLINE; MOTOR VEHICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84855337489     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2026856     Document Type: Article

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