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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

Some photos

Instrumented vehicle for an exhaust measurement campaign (Equipment available in Bron)
Instrumented vehicle (e-2008) equipped for the study of rear-of-wheel particles (RoWP).
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.
Exhaust particle climatic chamber (equipment available in Bron)
Air quality measurement using a mini-wras 1.731 device (equipment available in Bouguenais)
Accelerated comparison of tire and road wear particle emissions on different types of asphalts. A PROMO 2300 analyzer is mounted on the arm of the pavement fatigue carousel. An ELPI device was also placed near the pavement edge (equipment available in Bouguenais)

The platform in detail

Contacts

Contact and manager

Laurence LUMIERE (Bouguenais), Sophie SERINDAT (Bron)

Address

Allée des Ponts et Chaussées, CS 5004  44344  Bouguenais (Pays de la Loire)

Location