Characterization and prediction of tailpipe ammonia emissions from in-use China 5/6 light-duty gasoline vehicles

Lewei Zeng, Fengbin Wang, Shupei Xiao, Xuan Zheng, Xintong Li, Qiyuan Xie, Xiaoyang Yu, Cheng Huang, Qingyao Hu, Yan You, Ye Wu

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Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. ›› 2024, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (1) : 6. DOI: 10.1007/s11783-024-1766-9
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Characterization and prediction of tailpipe ammonia emissions from in-use China 5/6 light-duty gasoline vehicles

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● Rich combustion strategy in cold-start period caused more NH3 emission.

● NH3 emitting events were tightly related to start and stop conditions.

● NH3 emissions were regulated by the catalytic temperature in TWC.

● NH3 EFs strongly correlated with combustion efficiency, engine and vehicle speeds.

● Three prediction methods were established to reproduce real-world NH3 emissions.

Abstract

On-road tailpipe ammonia (NH3) emissions contribute to urban secondary organic aerosol formation and have direct or indirect adverse impacts on the environment and human health. To understand the tailpipe NH3 emission characteristics, we performed comprehensive chassis dynamometer measurements of NH3 emission from two China 5 and two China 6 light-duty gasoline vehicles (LDGVs) equipped with three-way catalytic converters (TWCs). The results showed that the distance-based emission factors (EFs) were 12.72 ± 2.68 and 3.18 ± 1.37 mg/km for China 5 and China 6 LDGVs, respectively. Upgrades in emission standards were associated with a reduction in tailpipe NH3 emission. In addition, high NH3 EFs were observed during the engine warm-up period in cold-start cases owing to the intensive emissions of incomplete combustion products and suitable catalytic temperature in the TWCs. Notably, based on the instantaneous NH3 emission rate, distinct NH3–emitting events were detected under high/extra high velocity or rapid acceleration. Furthermore, NH3 emission rates correlated well with engine speed, vehicle specific power, and modified combustion efficiency, which were more easily accessible. These strong correlations were applied to reproduce NH3 emissions from China 5/6 LDGVs. The predicted NH3 EFs under different dynamometer and real-world cycles agreed well with existing measurement and prediction results, revealing that the NH3 EFs of LDGVs in urban routes were within 8.55–11.62 mg/km. The results presented here substantially contribute to improving the NH3 emission inventory for LDGVs and predicting on-road NH3 emissions in China.

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NH3 instantaneous emissions / Catalytic temperature / Vehicle specific power / Combustion efficiency / Emission prediction

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Lewei Zeng, Fengbin Wang, Shupei Xiao, Xuan Zheng, Xintong Li, Qiyuan Xie, Xiaoyang Yu, Cheng Huang, Qingyao Hu, Yan You, Ye Wu. Characterization and prediction of tailpipe ammonia emissions from in-use China 5/6 light-duty gasoline vehicles. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(1): 6 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1766-9

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51978404, 42105100, and 41977180), the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (China) (Nos. 2021A1515110297 and 2022A1515010866), the Basic Research of Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission (China) (No. JCYJ20190808145218827).

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