Fuel Additive Effects on Particulate Emissions from a Diesel Engine

970181

02/24/1997

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International Congress & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Studies were performed with three commonly used additive metals, cerium copper, and iron, with a conventional and a low sulfur fuel in order to investigate fuel additive effects on engine particulate emissions before a particulate filter. Measurements were made on a 4 cylinder direct injection diesel engine and included total particulate mass, soluble organic fraction for both fuels, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon emissions for the low sulfur fuel.
The cerium based additive reduced the emissions with both fuels, with the largest effect being on the non-SOF fraction. With the other additives and the high sulfur fuel, non-SOF emissions were increased, increasing total particulate emissions. Copper was found to reduce the polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and cerium was found to have the least effect. The use of an SiC wall flow filter reduced particulate and polynuclear aromatic emissions by over 90%.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/970181
Pages
10
Citation
Ladegaard, N., Sorenson, S., Schramm, J., Gratz, L. et al., "Fuel Additive Effects on Particulate Emissions from a Diesel Engine," SAE Technical Paper 970181, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970181.
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Published
Feb 24, 1997
Product Code
970181
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English