Retrofitting TRU-Diesel Engines with DPF-Systems Using FBC and Intake Throttling for Active Regeneration

Combustion and emissions from cerium oxide nanoparticle dosed diesel fuel in a high speed diesel research engine under low temperature combustion (LTC) conditions

“…Ceria nanoparticles also encourage faster evaporation of diesel fuel droplets by reducing the surface tension of the droplet [4]. Such beneficial properties have seen its use as a Fuel Borne Catalyst (FBC) deployed in so-called Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) cleaners to promote shorter DPF regenerations -hence saving fuel and reducing CO2 emissions [5][6][7].…”

Metal Emissions, NO2 and HC Reduction from a Base Metal Catalysed DPF/FBC System

“…Two of the biggest challenges to be overcome are the robustness of the filter, in terms of both structure (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14) and material (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21), and how to remove the trapped soot and hence regenerate the DPF (22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32). Some of the methods for regenerating the DPF rely on a platinum catalyst (33).…”