The impact of ethanol fuel blends on PM emissions from a light-duty GDI vehicle

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 576-583

  Maricq, M Matti ^a   Szente, Joseph J ^a   Jahr, Ken ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO2 EMISSIONS; COMMERCIAL FUELS; ELEMENTAL CARBON; ENGINE CALIBRATION; ENGINE TECHNOLOGY; ETHANOL FUEL BLENDS; GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION; GDI ENGINE; LIGHT-DUTY; NOX EMISSIONS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; ORGANIC FRACTIONS; OXYGENATED FUEL ADDITIVES; PARTICLE NUMBER EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS; PM EMISSIONS; PM FORMATION; PM-COMPOSITION;

CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FUEL ECONOMY; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC CARBON;

ENGINES;

ALCOHOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84859187112     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2011.648780     Document Type: Article

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