Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. says preliminary testing on its new diesel catalytic converter has been successful.

The company's Clean Cat Diesel Catalytic Particulate Reactor is designed to remove diesel particulates (soot). The tests were conducted at ESW's EPA/CARB accredited test facility (ATS) and were administered on a new 2001 Volkswagen diesel powered vehicle.
The company said the testing showed the converter was twice as effective in reducing particulate as compared to the factory installed original equipment manufacturer's diesel oxidation catalyst. It was able to achieve this without increasing NOx (oxides of nitrogen) emissions levels.
ESW's patent pending Clean Cat uses a unique passive oxidation catalyst technology. The substrate and coating technology is a significant diversion from conventional ceramic catalysts for diesels currently available on the market. ESW intends to offer for sale its diesel technology to OEM's as well as to aftermarket catalyst packagers.