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Traffic Related Emission (2nd Edition)

A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Pollution Control".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 5641

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Dr. Xin Wang

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School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: exhaust and brake emission measurement and control; particularly particles; non regulated pollutants; combustion and emission characteristics of alternative fuels
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is a follow-up of the first Special Issue entitled “Traffic-Related Emission” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/special_issues/Traffic_Related_Emission) published in Atmosphere and will cover all aspects of traffic-related emission.

Globally, traffic-related emissions are critical in contributing to local air pollution issues. The increasing applications of cleaner fuels (including alternative fuels and traditional fuels meeting stricter standards) and emission control devices have largely alleviated the problem of traffic-related emissions. However, new challenges emerge, such as new toxic pollutants (ammonia, aldehydes, smaller exhaust particles, intermediate- and semi-VOCs), concerns over secondary contamination via atmospheric reactions, and life-cycle emission reduction capabilities. All these issues establish the necessity to continue engine emissions research, legislation, and policy assessment in this 'electrified' era.

The non-road sector is another source of air pollution but has been underestimated or unintendedly overlooked. Along with reducing on-road engine emissions, the impacts of non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) are attracting increasing focus. Especially with the outbreaks of several international incidents in the past few years, recent changes in marine emissions may significantly impact both global and coastal inventories.

In addition to engine emissions, non-exhaust emissions, primarily brake and tire particles from motor vehicles and rails, have been included or considered in the forthcoming regulations in Europe and China. Their control's priority may grow with the increase in gross vehicle weight and urban traffic congestion.

The scope of the second volume of this Special Issue will be consistent with the previous one, including all types of research on traffic-related emissions from motor vehicles, NRMMs, and non-exhaust sources (brake and tire wear particles as well as evaporative VOCs). In addition, new insights into the impacts of future vehicle technologies, including but not confined to electrification, hybridization, and e-fuels, on local air quality improvement and carbon footprint reduction are welcomed. Original research reporting cutting-edge technologies in emission control and fuel, life-cycle assessment of the carbon footprint, and forthcoming emission regulations with experimental data support are highly appreciated.

Dr. Xin Wang
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • traffic-related emission
  • alternative fuel
  • internal combustion engine
  • motor vehicle
  • non-road mobile machinery (NRMM)
  • non-exhaust particles
  • life-cycle assessment

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Characteristics of Vehicle Tire and Road Wear Particles’ Size Distribution and Influencing Factors Examined via Laboratory Test
by Chongzhi Zhong, Jiaxing Sun, Jing Zhang, Zishu Liu, Tiange Fang, Xiaoyu Liang, Jiawei Yin, Jianfei Peng, Lin Wu, Qijun Zhang and Hongjun Mao
Atmosphere 2024, 15(4), 423; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15040423 - 29 Mar 2024
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With the implementation of strict emission regulations and the use of cleaner fuels, there has been a considerable reduction in exhaust emissions. However, the relative contribution of tire wear particles (TWPs) to particulate matters is expected to gradually increase. This study conducted laboratory [...] Read more.
With the implementation of strict emission regulations and the use of cleaner fuels, there has been a considerable reduction in exhaust emissions. However, the relative contribution of tire wear particles (TWPs) to particulate matters is expected to gradually increase. This study conducted laboratory wear experiments on tires equipped on domestically popular vehicle models, testing the factors and particle size distribution of TWPs. The results showed that the content of tire wear particle emission was mainly ultrafine particles, accounting for 94.80% of particles ranging from 6 nm to 10 μm. There were at least two concentration peaks for each test condition and sample, at 10~13 nm and 23~41 nm, respectively. The mass of TWP emission was mainly composed of fine particles and coarse particles, with concentration peaks at 0.5 μm and 1.3–2.5 μm, respectively. Both the number and mass of TWPs exhibited a bimodal distribution, with significant differences in emission intensity among different tire samples. However, there was a good exponential relationship between PM10 mass emissions from tire wear and tire camber angle. The orthogonal experimental results showed that the slip angle showed the greatest impact on TWP emission, followed by speed and load, with the smallest impact from inclination angle. Full article
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Study on the Emission Characteristics of Typical City Buses under Actual Road Conditions
by Jiguang Wang, Feng Xu, Xudong Chen, Jiaqiang Li, Li Wang, Bigang Jiang and Yanlin Chen
Atmosphere 2024, 15(2), 148; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15020148 - 24 Jan 2024
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Five typical in-use city buses in Tangshan with different emission standards, fuel power types, and emission control technology routes were selected as the research objects. PEMSs (Portable Emissions Measurement Systems) and OBD (On-Board Diagnostic) remote monitoring technologies were used to conduct research on [...] Read more.
Five typical in-use city buses in Tangshan with different emission standards, fuel power types, and emission control technology routes were selected as the research objects. PEMSs (Portable Emissions Measurement Systems) and OBD (On-Board Diagnostic) remote monitoring technologies were used to conduct research on actual road conditions and emission characteristics. The research aimed to analyze the driving characteristics of different power types of bus engines and after-treatment systems, as well as their impact on emissions. The results indicated that the actual road driving is mainly in the urban and suburban areas of the local region. Additionally, the VSP (Vehicle Specific Power) was found to be distributed in the low- and medium-speed range of mode Bin0~Bin24. The emission rates of each pollutant showed an increasing trend with the increase in VSP. THC and NOx emissions of CNG and LNG buses are significantly higher than those of gas–electric hybrid buses. However, the PM emissions are lower. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the NOx emission control of CNG and LNG buses. With the improvement in emission standards and the use of hybrid technology, CO2 and NOx emissions of China IV buses can be reduced by 13% and 53.5% compared with China III buses of the same tonnage. The CO2 and NOx emissions of China V buses using natural gas combustion and an electric mixture are 20% and 18.8% lower than those of China V buses of the same tonnage using only natural gas. In the actual operation of the diesel–electric hybrid bus equipped with the SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system, the working time of the engine is about 35.5 ± 5%, and the working time of the SCR system only accounts for 65.5 ± 12%. The low working conditions of the SCR system and the low temperature of SCR system are the reasons for the high NOx concentration at the rear end of the SCR system when the hybrid electric bus is running at low speeds. Full article
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Quantitative Analysis of the Impacts of Ash from Lubricating Oil on the Nanostructure of Diesel Particulate Matter
by Legang Wu, Jia Yang, Haohao Wang, Dongxia Yang, Yunshan Ge and Ping Ning
Atmosphere 2024, 15(1), 130; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15010130 - 20 Jan 2024
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Microscopic analyses of the effects of ash on particulate matter oxidation are rather scarce. In this study, three different lubricating oils with varying ash contents were used to investigate their effects on the nanostructure of diesel particulate matter. The nanostructure and nanostructure parameters, [...] Read more.
Microscopic analyses of the effects of ash on particulate matter oxidation are rather scarce. In this study, three different lubricating oils with varying ash contents were used to investigate their effects on the nanostructure of diesel particulate matter. The nanostructure and nanostructure parameters, including fringe length, fringe separation distance, and fringe tortuosity, were studied using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The results show that all samples obtained from blending with different lubricant oil present typical core–shell structures. The inner cores remain relatively unchanged, whereas the thickness of the outer shells increases with the increasing ash content in the lubricant oil under the same working conditions. The fringe length increases and the fringe separation distance decreases with the rising ash content in the lubricant oil operating in the same working conditions. The fringe tortuosity decreases when the ash content in the lubricant oil increases from 0.92% to 1.21%, but shows little change when the ash content in the lubricant oil increases from 1.21% to 1.92%. Based on the effects of ash on the nanostructure parameters, it can be inferred that the oxidation activity of particles decreases with increasing ash content in the lubricant oil. Full article
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Characteristics of Suspended Road Dust According to Vehicle Driving Patterns in an Urban Area and PM10 Content in Silt
by Hojun Yoo, Jeongyeon Cho, Sungjin Hong and Intai Kim
Atmosphere 2024, 15(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15010005 - 20 Dec 2023
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Characterizing the influence factors of exhaust gas based on the suspended road dust on paved roads, according to the number of vehicles and their distance with regard to driving pattern, is important in order to provide a coefficient for driving patterns to find [...] Read more.
Characterizing the influence factors of exhaust gas based on the suspended road dust on paved roads, according to the number of vehicles and their distance with regard to driving pattern, is important in order to provide a coefficient for driving patterns to find a model equation. This has been a limitation of previous studies, in which this was difficult to carry out in a large area reflecting various driving patterns because some sections were selected according to empirical measurement results, and only one vehicle measurement was used to find the level of road dust. This study measured the concentration of suspended road dust that could occur, depending on the vehicle’s driving patterns, on an experimental road in Yongin, South Korea, from May to July 2023. The study was conducted to determine the degree of the effect of exhaust gas, according to the concentration of suspended road dust generated, by determining the separation distance based on real-time measurements. This study attempted to determine the changes in suspended road dust based on driving patterns in urban areas and factor in the concentration of suspended road dust with regard to emission characteristics in terms of exhaust gas and particulate matter with a diameter of 10 microns or less (PM10). This was in accordance with conditions evaluated using mobile laboratories, based on suspended-PM10-concentration-measuring equipment. This study mainly focused on the following main topics: (1) increasing the level of suspended particulate matter at less than 10 m intervals produced by exhaust gas; (2) decreasing the level of suspended road dust with an increase in the number of vehicles, with the area measured at a distance of three cars in front showing the lowest level of suspended road dust in the air and a low level for the rear vehicle; (3) demonstrating that PM10 is effective in measuring the generation of suspended road dust; and (4) evaluating suspended road dust levels by road section. Based on the results, this research is necessary to more appropriately set the focus of analyses that aim to characterize suspended road dust according to exhaust gas and PM10 content in silt. Full article
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Research on Carbon Emission Characteristics and Mitigation Pathways in the Vehicle Fuel Cycle: A Case Study of Guangdong Province
by Jianjun Liu, Yinping Luo, Qianru Zhu, Yixi Li and Yutao Luo
Atmosphere 2024, 15(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15010003 - 20 Dec 2023
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This study presents a comprehensive analysis of vehicle ownership, energy consumption, and carbon emissions in Guangdong Province, China, from 2020 to 2035 under different scenarios. Key findings highlight the province’s pursuit of carbon peak goals and provide valuable insights into strategies to achieve [...] Read more.
This study presents a comprehensive analysis of vehicle ownership, energy consumption, and carbon emissions in Guangdong Province, China, from 2020 to 2035 under different scenarios. Key findings highlight the province’s pursuit of carbon peak goals and provide valuable insights into strategies to achieve them. Vehicle ownership in Guangdong is projected to exceed 48 million by 2035, which represents a doubling from 2020. Under both scenarios, internal combustion engine vehicle ownership will peak around 2030 and then gradually decline, while under the enhanced scenario, electric vehicle ownership will exceed 40% by 2035. Enhanced vehicle energy efficiency and reduced annual mileage will lead to a 17% reduction in gasoline and diesel consumption by 2035 in both scenarios. At the same time, there will be a substantial five- to six-fold increase in electricity consumption for vehicles compared to 2020. Both scenarios peak in carbon emissions before 2030, with the enhanced scenario achieving this peak a year earlier. The enhanced scenario outperforms the baseline, reducing carbon emissions by about 21.2% from the peak and 8% relative to 2020. Pure electric vehicles exhibit a significant advantage in reducing carbon emissions per vehicle compared to their internal combustion engine counterparts. Encouraging new energy vehicles, especially pure electric ones, accelerates the carbon emissions peak and lowers overall peak emissions. Accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles, reducing per-vehicle fuel consumption and annual average mileage, and optimizing transportation modes are crucial for carbon peaking from the vehicle fuel cycle. Policy recommendations focus on promoting new energy vehicles, optimizing transportation, and advancing research and technology. Full article
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Assessment of Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle NOx and CO2 Emissions Based on OBD Data
by Lijun Hao, Yanxu Ren, Wenhui Lu, Nan Jiang, Yunshan Ge and Yachao Wang
Atmosphere 2023, 14(9), 1417; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14091417 - 08 Sep 2023
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Controlling NOx and CO2 emissions from heavy-duty diesel vehicles (HDDVs) is receiving increasing attention. Accurate measurement of HDDV NOx and CO2 emissions is the prerequisite for HDDV emission control. Vehicle emission regulations srecommend the measurement of NOx and CO2 emissions [...] Read more.
Controlling NOx and CO2 emissions from heavy-duty diesel vehicles (HDDVs) is receiving increasing attention. Accurate measurement of HDDV NOx and CO2 emissions is the prerequisite for HDDV emission control. Vehicle emission regulations srecommend the measurement of NOx and CO2 emissions from vehicles using an emission analyzer, which is expensive and unsuitable to measure a large number of vehicles in a short time. The on-board diagnostics (OBD) data stream of HDDVs provides great convenience for calculating vehicle NOx and CO2 emissions by providing the engine fuel flow rate, NOx sensor output, and air mass flow. The calculated vehicle NOx and CO2 emissions based on the OBD data were validated by testing a heavy-duty truck’s emissions on the chassis dynamometer over the CHTC-HT driving cycle, showing that the calculated NOx and CO2 emissions based on the OBD data are consistent with the measured results by the emission analyzer. The calculated vehicle fuel consumptions based on the OBD data were close to the calculated results based on the carbon balance method and the measured results by the fuel flowmeter. The experimental results show that accessing vehicle NOx and CO2 emissions based on the OBD data is a convenient and applicable method. Full article
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