Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. announced it has completed testing of its Platinum Plus fuel-borne catalyst, confirming that the catalyst -- when added to various commercial diesel fuels -- can provide up to a 35% reduction
in diesel particulate emissions and up to 11% NOx reduction.
Both particulates and NOx are a major focus of worldwide efforts to reduce diesel emissions. The U.S. EPA has challenged the industry to clean up the more than 11 million existing diesel engines used on-road and off-road applications. While new engines will see dramatic emissions reductions starting in 2007, many existing engines will continue to be in service for another 10-20 years.
The fuel-borne catalyst also allows for lower temperature oxidation of soot collected by diesel-particulate filters which can give up to a 90% reduction in particulate emissions.
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