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Diesel particulate filters
Article By:
Fino, Debora Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy.
Last reviewed:2010
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.YB100118
One of the most important technologies in the attempt to reduce particulate matter (PM) emissions is the diesel particulate filter, or DPF. To understand the performance capabilities of diesel particulate filters, it is necessary to be familiar with the definition and composition of diesel particulates. Diesel particulate matter is composed of three main fractions: elemental carbon and ash (solid), organic fraction (liquid), and sulfate particulates (liquid).
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