Study of the effect of the Dienitro additive on the NO_x and CO emissions in buses of collective transport to Diesel S-50 EGR and S-10 with SCR and EGR systems

Abstract

Purpose

Transport of people and goods has always been associated with the generation of some form of pollution, whether atmospheric, sound or visual. Managing the urban environment presents a major challenge: preserving environmental resources and also ensuring decent living conditions for the current population and for future generations. In the era of motorized and carbonized transport, vehicles are the main source of emission of atmospheric pollutants, mainly in large urban centers and important precursors of ozone. An important advance in minimizing vehicle emissions was the introduction of cleaner and additive fuels into the Brazilian market. The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of the Dienitro additive on the NO_x and CO emissions in buses of collective transport, Diesel S-50 exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and S-10 with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and EGR systems. Measurements of CO and NO_x gas emissions were carried out using a gas analyzer in S50 and S10 diesel buses with an EGR and SCR systems from a company operating in the collective transport of Biguaçu.

Design/methodology/approach

In this study, 20 measurements were performed without additives and 20 measurements with additivation in each bus, making it possible to calculate the average emission rate of CO and NO_x, pollutant gases with toxic effect.

Findings

The usage of Dienitro additive in diesel engines resulted in a significant reduction in the emission of polluting gases, carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxide (NO_x), thus being efficient in reducing the emissions of these gases.

Originality/value

The Dienitro additive was first tested on diesel engines by public transport buses, and there is great potential for reducing the emission of toxic gases.

Citation

Mader, M.M. and Suski, C.A. (2020), "Study of the effect of the Dienitro additive on the NO_x and CO emissions in buses of collective transport to Diesel S-50 EGR and S-10 with SCR and EGR systems", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 31 No. 3, pp. 625-644. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-07-2019-0158