Effects of catalyst formulation on vehicle emissions with respect to gasoline fuel sulfur level

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Bartley, Gordon ^a   Bykowski, Bruce ^a   Welstand, Steve ^b   Lax, David ^c  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Chevron Products Company   (United States)

^c AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; EFFICIENCY; GASOLINE; SULFUR;

CONVERTER EFFICIENCY; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; METAL CATALYST; PLATINUM LOADINGS; REDUCED CATALYSTS; VEHICLE EMISSION;

LOADING;

EID: 85072440382     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-3675     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (9)

1. EPA TIER 2 Study No. EPA420-R-98-008, July 31, 1998.
2. Proposed Amendments to California Exhaust and Evaporative Emissions Standards and Test Procedures for Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks and Medium-Duty Vehicles (LEV II).
3. Schleyer, C.H., et al., "Reversibility of Sulfur Effects on Emissions of California Low Emission Vehicles," SAE paper 1999-01-1544
4. "AMA/AIAM Study on the Effects of Fuel Sulfur on Low Emission Vehicle Criteria Pollutants," http://www.aama.com/environment.
5. 40 CFR, Part 86, Subpart B and Appendix I, "Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule for Light-Duty Vehicle and Light-Duty Trucks."
6. Kruse, D., and Huls, T., "Development of the Federal Urban Driving Schedule," SAE paper 730553.
7. Sims, G.S., and Sandeep, J., "Catalyst Performance Study Using Taguchi Methods," SAE paper 881589.
8. Ball, D.J., Mohammed, A.G., Schmidt, W.A., "Application of Accelerated Rapid Aging Test (RAT) Schedules with Poisons: The Effects of Oil Derived Poisons, Thermal Degradation and Catalyst Volume on FTP Emissions," SAE paper 972846.
9. Theis, J.R., "Catalytic Converter Diagnosis Using the Catalyst Exotherm," SAE paper 942058.