Nucleation Particles from Diesel Exhaust

Schematic of the emissions and particle formation mechanisms in diesel exhaust. Solid lines indicate well-established processes, dotted lines indicate processes under discussion. (from Schneider et al., Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39, 6153-6161) — *Schematic of the emissions and particle formation mechanisms in diesel exhaust. Solid lines indicate well-established processes, dotted lines indicate processes under discussion. (from* *Schneider et al., Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39, 6153-6161)*

Schematic of the emissions and particle formation mechanisms in
diesel exhaust. Solid lines indicate well-established processes, dotted lines
indicate processes under discussion.
(from *Schneider et al., Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39, 6153-6161)*

In this project (2002 - 2003) we performed chassis dynamometer test and field measurements of Diesel exhaust particles with special emphasis on nucleation particles, in coorporation with the Ford Research Center Aachen (FFA).

Instruments:
Q-AMS, SMPS, CPC

People involved:
J. Schneider, N. Hock, S. Weimer, Th. Böttger

Results:
Schneider, J., N. Hock, S. Weimer, S. Borrmann, U. Kirchner, R. Vogt, V. Scheer, Nucleation particles in Diesel exhaust: Composition inferred from in-situ mass spectrometric analysis, Environ. Sci. Technol., 39, 6153-6161, 2005, doi: 10.1021/es049427m.

Scheer, V., U. Kirchner, R. Casati, R. Vogt, B. Wehner, S. Philippin, A. Wiedensohler, N. Hock, J. Schneider, S. Weimer, S. Borrmann, Composition of semi-volatile particles from diesel exhaust, SAE 2005-01-0197, 2005, doi: 10.4271/2005-01-0197

Hock, Nele: Massenspektrometrische in-situ Messungen zur Bestimmung der chemischen Zusammensetzung von natürlichem und anthropogenem Aerosol, PhD thesis (in German), University Mainz, 2005. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hebis:77-7873