Public concern over diesel emissions and air quality has provided the focus for testing the effects of changes to diesel fuel back end volatility using test fuels obtained by closely following real refinery practice and new fuel additive technology.
On a typical European city bus engine, the increase in 95 per cent distillation temperature has no overall effects on regulated emissions; conversely, particulate emissions can be controlled by new fuel additive technology.
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