Print Email Facebook Twitter Diesel particulate filters for light-duty vehicles Title Diesel particulate filters for light-duty vehicles: operation maintenance, repair and inspection Author Spreen, J.G. Kadijk, G. van der Mark, P.J. Publication year 2016 Abstract Combustion of diesel fuel in a vehicle’s engine produces particulates, which are often referred to as 'particulate matter' or 'PM'. These particulates are emitted to the environment through the exhaust. Particulates have a negative impact on human health, because they enter the human body through the lungs. To reduce the emission of particulates from diesel cars and vans, late model vehicles in these categories have been fitted with a diesel particulate filter (DPF). Particulate filters are very effective: a properly functioning filter reduces particulate emissions from light-duty diesel vehicles by 95 to 99%. Subject ELSS - Earth, Life and Social SciencesUrban Mobility & EnvironmentUrbanisationMobility & LogisticsTrafficSTL - Sustainable Transport & Logistics To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:225364aa-3716-47b1-a1f8-dff1a203ac22 TNO identifier 538066 Report number TNO 2016 R10958 Publisher TNO, Delft Document type report Files PDF TNO-2016-R10958.pdf