A portable emissions measurement system (PEMS) study of NOx and primary NO2 emissions from Euro 6 diesel passenger cars and comparison with COPERT emission factors
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Real world emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) often greatly exceed those achieved in the laboratory based type approval process. In this paper the real world emissions from a substantial sample of the latest Euro 6 diesel passenger cars are presented with a focus on NOx and primary NO2. Portable Emissions Measurement System (PEMS) data is analysed from 39 Euro 6 diesel passenger cars over a test route comprised of urban and motorway sections. The sample includes vehicles installed with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), lean NOx traps (LNT), or selective catalytic reduction (SCR). The results show wide variability in NOx emissions from 1 – 22 times the type approval limit. The average NOx emission, 0.36 (sd. 0.36) g km-1, is 4.5 times the Euro 6 limit. The average fraction primary NO2 (fNO2) is 44 (sd. 20) %. Higher emissions during the urban section of the route are attributed to an increased number of acceleration events. Comparisons between PEMS measurements and COPERT speed dependent emissions factors show PEMS measurements to be on average 1.6 times higher than COPERT estimates for NOx and 2.5 times for NO2. However, by removing the 5 most polluting vehicles average emissions were reduced considerably.
Date Issued
2016-11-01
Date Acceptance
2016-09-12
Citation
Atmospheric Environment, 2016, 145 (1), pp.81-91
ISSN
1352-2310
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
81
End Page
91
Journal / Book Title
Atmospheric Environment
Volume
145
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2016, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135223101630721X?via%3Dihub
Grant Number
PO Number 299640
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Physical Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Euro 6 emission standards
NOx
Primary NO2
Diesel exhaust aftertreatment
COPERT
LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES
POLLUTION
AIR
TRENDS
UK
0104 Statistics
0401 Atmospheric Sciences
0907 Environmental Engineering
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-09-13