VOC composition and ozone-forming potential of the exhaust gas of in-use motorcycles

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-311

  Mattrel, Peter ^a,b,c   Vasic, Ana Marija ^a,b   Gujer, Erika ^a   Haag, Regula ^a   Weilenmann, Martin ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exhaust gas; Motorcycles; NMOG; Ozone; Ozone forming potential; VOC

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MOTORCYCLES; OZONE; PROPYLENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

NON-METHANE ORGANIC GASES (NMOG); OZONE FORMING POTENTIAL (OP);

EXHAUST GASES;

ALDEHYDE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; FUEL; HYDROCARBON; KETONE; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDE; NONMETHANE ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OZONE; PROPYLENE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

EXHAUST EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY STANDARD; CAR DRIVING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYNAMOMETRY; EXHAUST GAS; MOTORCYCLE;

EID: 9244255787     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2004.005546     Document Type: Conference Paper

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