Characterization of Real-Time Particle Emissions from a Gasoline Direct Injection Vehicle Equipped with a Catalyzed Gasoline Particulate Filter During Filter Regeneration

Emission Control Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 75-88

  Chan, Tak W ^a   Saffaripour, Meghdad ^b   Liu, Fengshan ^b   Hendren, Jill ^a   Thomson, Kevin A ^b   Kubsh, Joseph ^c   Brezny, Rasto ^c   Rideout, Greg ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct injection; Gasoline particulate filter; Nanoparticles; Regeneration; Soot

Indexed keywords

EID: 84980341329     PISSN: 21993629     EISSN: 21993637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40825-016-0033-3     Document Type: Article

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