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Emissions measurement platform
The emissions measurement platform is located on the Nantes and Lyon campuses. Its purpose is to characterize the dynamics of emissions, as well as their physico-chemical nature. The pollutants considered are regulated and non-regulated compounds (heavy metals, rare earths, hydrocarbons, organic micropollutants) emitted in the gaseous or particulate phase. Both exhaust and non-exhaust pollutants are measured: from tires, road surfaces and brakes. Measurements are taken in the laboratory, on the track and on the road, as well as in the near-field using an ageing chamber. The scientific aim is to gain a better understanding of how emissions evolve according to vehicle driving and use, regulations, and modern emission reduction devices. The information obtained is useful for refining existing emission factors or proposing new, more realistic ones, for better understanding the formation of secondary particles, and for feeding air quality models. They will also be used to develop techniques for monitoring and reducing emissions at lower cost.
Practical information
Themes/sub-themes
- Environment and Territories
- Pollution and Nuisance
Industrial sector(s)
- Automotive industries
- Construction industries
Laboratory
- AME/EASE - Laboratory of Environment, Planning, Security and eco-design
Field of expertise
- Physico-chemical characterization of emissions
- Air quality assessment
- Assessing the processes and factors that determine emissions
- Emission factor measurements
- Pollutant measurements
- Measurement of exhaust and/or non-exhaust pollutants
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An HVS unit is used for RoWP collection, while an ELPI device or a PROMO 2300 analyzer is used for RoWP emission monitoring. Additional instruments for the monitoring of the vehicle dynamic variables are available at the Bouguenais laboratory.
The platform in detail
Stationary and/or on-board measurements of regulated and non-regulated pollutants.
Stationary and/or on-board measurements of pollutants emitted at the exhaust and/or outside the exhaust.
Measurements of emission factors (gases and particles).
Physico-chemical characterisation of emissions.
Evaluation of the processes and factors that determine the emission.
Evaluation of air quality.
Support to research internship and research services.
Monitoring of emissions on asphalt production plant.
Monitoring of diffuse emissions during the implementation of asphalt mixes.
Measurement of particle emissions during pavement planing.
Characterisation of tire emissions, road surface and brake pads.