Inert catalyst in compression ignition engine-VOCs emission

The volatile organic compounds (VOC's) are significant group o air pollution emitted during fuel combustion in diesel engines. This research work is continuation of research where the influence of an inert catalyst on toxic emission from a self-ignition engine has been investigated. In particular volatile organic compounds VOC's emissions which are known to have mutagenic and carcinogenic properties, have been studied. The experimental results show that implementation of catalytic coating on chosen elements of diesel engine causes change of percentage participation of particular compounds in their sum and decrease of their concentration. The analysis of chosen compounds (benzene and formaldehyde) shows that the modification which was proposed causes increase of concentration of those substances when engine works in specific conditions, what is connected with change of engine exhaust toxicity and decrease in PAHs concentration, what is connected with toxicity decrease in exhaust gases. In particularly research work stand, the comparison of total VOC's concentration with and without catalytic coating, the comparison of benzene concentration, the comparison of formaldehyde concentration, the comparison of toxicity level with and without catalytic coating are presented in the paper.