ABSTRACT
Diesel vehicles were the primary source of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) emitted by motor vehicles. To study the emission factors and carbon components of PM2.5 and PM10 from diesel vehicles in Shenyang, exhaust PM samples were collected from 15 diesel vehicles including small, medium, and large passenger vehicles, and light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks under China â ¢ and China â £ emission standards. This was undertaken using a dilution channel sampling system, and the carbon components were also analyzed. The results showed that the average distance-based PM2.5 and PM10 emission factors for diesel vehicles under China â ¢ were (0.193±0.092) g·km-1 and (0.338±0.305) g·km-1, respectively, and for China â £ were (0.085±0.038) g·km-1 and (0.100±0.042) g·km-1, respectively. This shows that the PM emission factors decreased significantly with the improvement of emission standards. Under the same emission standards, emission factors increased with the increase of vehicle passenger volume or cargo capacity. TC (total carbon) was the main component of the emissions from diesel vehicles. The mass fraction of TC under China â £ (23%-48%) was significantly lower than under China â ¢ (29%-70%). The mass fraction of elemental carbon (EC) for all types of diesel vehicles was greater than organic carbon (OC). The OC/EC value was 0.70±0.29, and the OC/EC value for diesel vehicles under China â £ was lower than under China â ¢. The total mileage of passenger vehicles was significantly higher than that of trucks, resulting in higher fuel consumption. The mass fraction of OC and EC in passenger vehicles was higher than for trucks under the same emission standards. EC2 (elemental carbon which was measured at temperatures of 700â) was the highest carbon content of diesel vehicles under China â ¢ and China â £ emission standards, which can be used in the identification of diesel vehicles in source apportionment studies.
