|
AVERAGE BIODIESEL EMISSIONS COMPARED TO
CONVENTIONAL DIESEL,
ACCORDING TO EPA |
| Emission Type |
|
| |
B100 |
B20 |
| Regulated |
|
|
| Total Unburned Hydrocarbons |
-67% |
-20% |
| Carbon Monoxide |
-48% |
-12% |
| Particulate Matter |
-47% |
-12% |
| Nox |
+10% |
+2% |
| |
|
|
| Non-Regulated |
|
|
| Sulfates |
-100% |
-20%* |
| PAH (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)** |
-80% |
-13% |
| nPAH (nitrated PAH’s)** |
-90% |
-50%*** |
| Ozone potential of speciated HC |
-50% |
-10% |
| |
|
|
*Estimated from B100 result
**Average reduction across all compounds measured
***1-nitroflourine results were within test method variability
http://www.biodiesel.org/pdf_files/fuelfactsheets/emissions.pdf
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