Emissions characterization from EURO 5 diesel/biodiesel passenger car operating under the new European driving cycle

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 84, Issue , 2013, Pages 339-348

  Lopes, M ^a   Serrano, L ^b,c   Ribeiro, I ^a   Cascao P ^d   Pires, N ^b   Rafael, S ^a   Tarelho, L ^a   Monteiro, A ^a   Nunes, T ^a   Evtyugina, M ^a   Nielsen, O J ^e   Gameiro da Silva, M ^c   Miranda, A I ^a   Borrego, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d ECOTECH PTY LTD   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biodiesel bends; Emission measurements; EURO 5 passenger car; New European Driving Cycle

Indexed keywords

CHASSIS DYNAMOMETERS; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; EMISSION MEASUREMENT; NEW EUROPEAN DRIVING CYCLES; PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS; SPECIATION ANALYSIS; TOTAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VEHICLE EXHAUST EMISSIONS;

AIR QUALITY; AUTOMOBILES; BIODIESEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DYNAMOMETERS; FUELS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

GAS FUEL ANALYSIS;

BIODIESEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL FUEL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; AUTOMOBILE; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DIESEL; EMISSION INVENTORY; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PETROLEUM; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); STANDARD (REGULATION); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINE; DYNAMOMETER; EUROPEAN UNION; EXHAUST GAS; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EUROPE;

EID: 84890828459     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.071     Document Type: Article

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