Gaseous and Particulate Exhaust Emissions of Hybrid and Conventional Cars over Legislative and Real Driving Cycles

Road transport exhaust emissions represent the main sources of atmospheric pollution in urban areas, due to the growing number of circulating vehicles and travelled distances. In order to reduce this pollution source, stricter emission standards are periodically set by governments through- out the world. Consequently, the concentrations of gaseous pollutants and particulate mass to be measured during type-approval tests of new vehicles are becoming progressively lower;moreover from 2011, diesel cars have to comply with particle number limit. In order to assess emission levels of different technology vehicles and investigate the use of a particulate number measurement technique at the exhaust of very low-emitting vehicles, an experimental activity was carried out on three in-use vehicles: a diesel car equipped with a particulate trap (DPF), a hybrid gasoline-elec- tric car and a bi-fuel passenger car fuelled with compressed natural gas (CNG). Cold and hot gaseous and particulate emission factors and fuel consumption were measured during the execution of real and regulatory driving cycles on a chassis dynamometer. Particulate was characterized in terms of mass only for the diesel car and of particle number for all vehicles. The emissions measured over the NEDC show that all three vehicles comply with their standard limits, except CO for CNG passenger car and NOx for diesel car. Cold start influences CO and HC emissions and fuel consumption for all the tested vehicles and in particular for the hybrid car. The real driving cycle is the most critical pattern for the emissions of almost all pollutants. During constant speed tests, the emissions of particles of hybrid car are an order of magnitude lower than those of the CNG car.

Predicting Changes in Transportation Usage and Reductions in CO<SUB>2</SUB>Emissions Due to Electric Cars

Reductions in CO2 emissions have a significant effect on the transportation sector, and there is increasing interest in developing green cars such as electric cars. To prepare for the advent of the electric car era, it will be necessary to predict the increase in electricity demand owing to the spread of electric cars and determine the policy approaches. Therefore, the analysis was performed to promote the use of electric car that helps reduce CO2 emissions. This study establishes a mode choice model using the stated preference method. To improve the predictive power of the model, some revealed preference data were also examined to consider the characteristics of the commuters and the extent of current electric car technology to determine and verify the parameters of the mode choice models. This was used to estimate changes in CO2 emissions owing to the introduction of electric cars and present effective policy approaches to reduce CO2 emissions.

Exogenous carbon monoxide attenuates inflammatory responses in the small intestine of septic mice

AIM:To determine whether the carbon monoxide(CO)-releasing molecules(CORM)-liberated CO suppress inflammatory responses in the small intestine of septic mice.METHODS:The C57BL/6 mice(male,n = 36;weight 20 ± 2 g) were assigned to four groups in three respective experiments.Sepsis in mice was induced by cecal ligation and puncture(CLP)(24 h).Tricarbonyldichlororuthenium(Ⅱ) dimer(CORM-2)(8 mg/kg,i.v.) was administrated immediately after induction of CLP.The levels of inflammatory cytokines [interleukin-1(IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor-(TNF-)] in tissue homogenates were measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.The levels of malondialdehyde(MDA) in the tissues were determined.The levels of nitric oxide(NO) in tissue homogenate were measured and the expression levels of intercellular adhesion molecule 1(ICAM-1) and inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS) in the small intestine were also assessed.NO and IL-8 levels in the supernatants were determined after the human adenocarcinoma cell line Caco-2 was stimulated by lipopolysaccharide(LPS)(10 g/mL) for 4 h in vitro.RESULTS:At 24 h after CLP,histological analysis showed that the ileum and jejunum from CLP mice induced severe edema and sloughing of the villous tips,as well as infiltration of inflammatory cells into the mucosa.Semi-quantitative analysis of histological samples of ileum and jejunum showed that granulocyte infiltration in the septic mice was significantly increased compared to that in the sham group.Administration of CORM-2 significantly decreased granulocyte infiltration.At 24 h after CLP,the tissue MDA levels in the midileum and mid-jejunum significantly increased compared to the sham animals(103.68 ± 23.88 nmol/mL vs 39.66 ± 8.23 nmol/mL,89.66 ± 9.98 nmol/mL vs 32.32 ± 7.43 nmol/mL,P < 0.01).In vitro administration of CORM-2,tissue MDA levels were significantly decreased(50.65 ± 11.46 nmol/mL,59.32 ± 6.62 nmol/mL,P < 0.05).Meanwhile,the tissue IL-1 and TNF-levels in the mid-ileum significantly increased compared to the sham animals(6.66 ± 1.09 pg/mL vs 1.67 ± 0.45 pg/mL,19.34 ± 3.99 pg/mL vs 3.98 ± 0.87 pg/mL,P < 0.01).In vitro administration of CORM-2,tissue IL-1 and TNF-levels were significantly decreased(3.87 ± 1.08 pg/mL,10.45 ± 2.48 pg/mL,P < 0.05).The levels of NO in mid-ileum and mid-jejunum tissue homogenate were also decreased(14.69 ± 2.45 nmol/mL vs 24.36 ± 2.97 nmol/mL,18.47 ± 2.47 nmol/mL vs 27.33 ± 3.87 nmol/mL,P < 0.05).The expression of iNOS and ICAM-1 in the mid-ileum of septic mice at 24 h after CLP induction significantly increased compared to the sham animals.In vitro administration of CORM-2,expression of iNOS and ICAM-1 were significantly decreased.In parallel,the levels of NO and IL-8 in the supernatants of Caco-2 stimulated by LPS was markedly decreased in CORM-2-treated Caco-2 cells(2.22 ± 0.12 nmol/mL vs 6.25 ± 1.69 nmol/mL,24.97 ± 3.01 pg/mL vs 49.45 ± 5.11 pg/mL,P < 0.05).CONCLUSION:CORM-released CO attenuates the inflammatory cytokine production(IL-1 and TNF-),and suppress the oxidative stress in the small intestine during sepsis by interfering with protein expression of ICAM-1 and iNOS.

Inhibitory effects of carbon dioxide insufflation on pneumoperitoneum and bowel distension after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

AIM:To evaluate the inhibitory effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation on pneumoperitoneum and bowel distension after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).METHODS:A total of 73 consecutive patients who were undergoing PEG were enrolled in our study.After eliminating 13 patients who fitted our exclusion criteria,60 patients were randomly assigned to either CO2 (30 patients) or air insufflation (30 patients) groups.PEG was performed by pull-through technique after threepoint fixation of the gastric wall to the abdominal wall using a gastropexy device.Arterial blood gas analysis was performed immediately before and after the procedure.Abdominal X-ray was performed at 10 min and at 24 h after PEG to assess the extent of bowel distension.Abdominal computed tomography was performed at 24 h after the procedure to detect the presence of pneumoperitoneum.The outcomes of PEG for 7 d postprocedure were also investigated.RESULTS:Among 30 patients each for the air and the CO2 groups,PEG could not be conducted in 2 patients of the CO2 group,thus they were excluded.Analyses of the remaining 58 patients showed that the patients' backgrounds were not significantly different between the two groups.The elevation values of arterial partial pressure of CO2 in the air group and the CO2 group were 2.67 mmHg and 3.32 mmHg,respectively (P = 0.408).The evaluation of bowel distension on abdominal X ray revealed a significant decrease of small bowel distension in the CO2 group compared to the air group (P < 0.001) at 10 min and 24 h after PEG,whereas there was no significant difference in large bowel distension between the two groups.Pneumoperitoneum was observed only in the air group but not in the CO2 group (P = 0.003).There were no obvious differences in the laboratory data and clinical outcomes after PEG between the two groups.CONCLUSION:There was no adverse event associated with CO2 insufflation.CO2 insufflation is considered to be safer and more comfortable for PEG patients because of the lower incidence of pneumoperitoneum and less distension of the small bowel.

Benefits of Reducing Air Emissions: Replacing Conventional with Electric Passenger Vehicles

The study estimated the cost of local and global air emissions, and to compare the differences between electric passenger vehicles (EV) and conventional, internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. The air emissions were estimated for the year 2020, for Denmark, France and Israel, because of their significantly different fuel mixes to produce electricity—a high percentage of renewable energy, mainly nuclear energy and high fossil fuels, respectively. Air emissions from electricity production and conventional traffic were calculated for each country and then multiplied by the specific country’s cost of emissions. Subtracting the total cost of electricity production from the total cost of conventional transportation yields the total benefit for each of the economies studied. The environmental benefit, depending on EV penetration rates, was found to be in the range of 7.8 to 133 MEUR/year for Denmark, 94 to1948 MEUR/year for France and only 4 to 82 MEUR/year for Israel, whose energy mix is the most polluting. Our analysis also shows higher potential benefits when replacing passenger car fleets comprising a high percentage of diesel cars with EVs, as well as in highly populated areas. In addition, we quantified the differences between EVs with fixed batteries and the new switch able battery concept (EASYBAT), as part of the EU 7th Framework Program me. The additional electricity demands for the EASYBAT concept are negligible, and therefore, do not change the overall conclusion that the cleaner the electricity energy mix and the higher the penetration of EVs, the higher the environmental benefits achieved.

Effect of KCI on Growth of Carbon Fibers During Carbonization of Phenolic Resin

Effects of the KCI additions （1%, 3%, 5% and 7% of the phenolic resin mass ） on phase composition and microstructure of the resin carbon and the growth mechanism of carbon fibers were investigated by using commercial liquid phenolic resin as carbon source and micron-scaled KCl us catalyzer, mixing, hexamethylene- tetramine solidification treating, carbon-embedded firing at 1 000 ℃ for 3 h in order to accelerate the graphitization of phenolic resin during carbonization. The results show that the graphitization degree of resin carbon is im- proved by catalysis of KCl, numerous carbon fibers with 30 - 200 nm in diameter and 10 - 20 μm in length and sheet-like carbon in situ grow in resin carbon. The opti- mal addition of KCl is 5% when lots of carbon fibers can be found in resin carbon, and doo2 diffraction peak of graphite appears obviously in the XRD pattern. The growth mechanism of carbon fiber is that the molten KCl at high temperatures absorbs carbonaceous gas from the decomposition of phenolic resin, accelerating the diffu- sion of solid C atoms in liquid KCl ; after the dissolution of C saturates, carbon atoms separate continuously in lo- cal parts to form carbon fibers or flakes ; meanwhile, the concentration gradient formed by local carbon atoms in the melt offers growth drive for the separation of carbon fibers or flakes on KCl surface.

STUDY ON THE SEQUENCE STRUCTURE OF SBR BY ^(13)C—NMR METHOD Ⅰ. ASSIGNMENT FOR UNSATURAT CARBONS SPECTRA

The sequence structures of emulsion-processed SBR and solution-processed (by lithium catalyst) SBR were investigated by ^(13)C-NMR spectroscopy. Seventeen peaks within unsaturated carbon region were recorded under the adopted experimental conditions. Assignments for these peaks were made by empirical-parameter-evaluation method.

Linear Global Temperature Correlation to Carbon Dioxide Level, Sea Level, and Innovative Solutions to a Projected 6°C Warming by 2100

Too many climate committees, conferences, articles and publications continue to suggest a one and a half (1.5°C) to two degrees (2°C) Celsius as an achievable global limit to climate changes without establishment of any causal link to the proposed anti-warming mechanism. A comprehensive review has found instead that observationally informed projections of climate science underlying climate change offer a different outlook of five to six-degree (5°C - 6°C) increase as “most accurate” with regard to present trends, climate history and models, yielding the most likely outcome for 2100. The most causative triad for the present warming trend from 1950 to the present is identified in this paper: 1) the tripling (3×) of world population;2) the quadrupling (4×) of carbon emissions;and 3) the quintupling (5×) of the world energy consumption. This paper presents a quantitative, linear global temperature correlation to carbon dioxide levels that has great predictive value, a short temporal feedback loop, and the finding that it is also reversible. The Vostok ice core temperature and CO2 values for the past 400,000 years, with past sea level estimates have produced the sufficiently evidential “Hansen’s Graph”. Detailed analysis results in an equation for global average temperature change and an indebted, long-term sea level rise, from even a 20 ppm of CO2 change above 290 ppm, commonly taken as a baseline for levels before 1950. Comparison to the well-known 800,000 year old Dome C ice core is also performed. The best-performing climate change models and observational analysis are seen to project more warming than the average model often relied upon. World atmosphere, temperature, and sea level trends for 2100 and beyond are analyzed. A laboratory experiment proves the dramatic heat-entrapment capability of CO2 compared to pure air, which yields insights into the future global atmospheric system. Policy-relevant climate remediation, including gigaton carbon capture, zero and negative emissions and positive individual action, are reviewed and updated, with recommendations.

中国科技金融与制造业高质量发展的关系研究

科技金融为企业进行技术研发与创新提供资金支持,因而对于制造业高质量发展具有重要影响。同时,它的出现也是制造业发展到一定阶段的结果。因此,制造业的发展质量也会影响科技金融的发展水平。本文在阐述科技金融与制造业高质量发展相互关系的基础上,首先运用熵值法对中国科技金融与制造业高质量发展水平进行评价,然后运用VAR模型对两者之间的相互关系进行研究。结果表明,中国科技金融发展水平与制造业高质量发展水平都在不断提高;科技金融对制造业高质量发展具有一定的显著影响,但是影响程度还需要再提高;而制造业高质量发展对于科技金融没有显著影响。本文提出提高科技金融产品服务能力、扩大其覆盖范围、转变制造业发展模式、拓宽制造业企业融资渠道等对策建议。

长期自由大气CO_(2)富集下稻田土壤有机碳分布结构与红外光谱特征研究

为探究野外自由大气CO_(2)浓度长期升高对不同深度农田土壤碳、氮含量和分布的影响,依托中国FACE(Free-air CO_(2) enrichment)系统平台,以15年试验区的土壤为研究样本,分析不同深度土壤总碳和全氮含量的变化,基于湿筛法区分颗粒态有机质(POM)和矿质结合态有机质(MAOM),并通过傅里叶红外光谱法研究不同深度土壤有机碳官能团的变化。结果表明:FACE处理有提高0~15、15~30 cm土壤总碳、全氮含量的趋势,其中0~15 cm土壤总碳、全氮含量较对照分别增加12.52%和14.32%,而15~30 cm分别增加21.74%和33.33%。0~15、15~30 cm土壤POM和MAOM的碳、氮含量均高于30~45、45~60 cm土壤,且土壤总碳、全氮更多地分布于MAOM中。FACE处理极显著增加0~15 cm土层POM的碳、氮含量,其增幅分别为25.92%和24.45%;极显著提高0~15和15~30 cm土层MAOM的碳、氮含量,增幅分别为0~15 cm的32.62%(碳)和59.52%(氮)以及15~30 cm的42.34%(碳)和31.06%(氮)。FACE处理与对照各深度土壤有机碳红外特征峰形态基本一致,但主要吸收峰相对强度存在差异。与对照相比,FACE显著减小45~60 cm土壤芳香族官能团(1630 cm-1)的峰面积,增加0~15、15~30 cm土壤但降低30~45、45~60 cm土壤吸收峰峰面积的比值。综上,长期FACE处理有提高表层土壤总碳、全氮含量的趋势,其增量碳、氮更多地分布于MOAM中,同时提高表层土壤有机碳化学结构的稳定性,有利于表层土壤固碳。

计及改进生物质燃气和阶梯碳交易的综合能源系统低碳经济调度

为了推动生物质能开发利用并提高综合能源系统运行能效,提出一种含改进生物质燃气BNG(biomass natural gas)和阶梯碳交易的综合能源低碳经济调度模型。首先,构建考虑二阶变压吸附的生物质燃气模型;其次,将生物质燃气耦合电转气和碳捕集系统,从而实现二氧化碳的利用与封存。然后,完善生物质燃气参与后的阶梯碳交易模型,以综合能源系统经济运行成本最小构建目标函数进行优化求解。最后,通过设置不同场景进行分析,验证所提模型能够有效提高系统的经济性以及低碳性。

基于集对云物元模型的云南省农田碳减排能力综合评估

为探究云南省各市(州)农田生态系统碳减排潜力,基于2011-2020年云南省各市(州)农田碳排放相关面板数据,从能源因素、技术因素与经济因素3个方面建立农田碳减排能力指标体系,使用博弈论组合赋权法确定指标综合权重,引入集对分析,云物元耦合模型与集对分析偏联系数算法,对云南省农田碳减排能力和发展态势进行综合评估分析。评估结果表明:(1)云南省农田碳减排能力空间布局呈现东南强、西南弱,东西中等的格局,其中产业发展格局与区域经济产值是影响农田碳减排能力的主要影响因素;(2)在农田碳减排能力发展态势分析中发现,云南省整体呈现负向发展态势。通过明确云南省农田生态系统碳排放发展现状与识别重点调控地区,因地制宜规划并制定降低农田碳排放的产业布局与耕种管理措施,为云南发展低碳农业提供参考与决策依据。

基于IPSO算法的火电载能工业炉园区碳排放模型构建

为了降低火电载能碳排放量,实现工业炉园区火电载能的碳排放优化,提出基于IPSO算法的火电载能工业炉园区碳排放模型。通过工业炉园区火电机组的度电煤炭消耗量,计算火电机组的碳排放强度,结合最小二乘算法拟合各个火电机组的煤耗特性曲线,以此为基础,将含煤耗量最小、费用最小、污染物排放量最小视为目标函数,结合总负荷平衡、旋转备用容量等约束条件,构建工业炉园区碳排放优化模型,并通过IPSO算法对模型进行求解,实现工业炉园区火电载能的碳排放优化。测试结果显示:该模型有效完成机组在低碳、基准以及高碳三种情况下的燃煤特性曲线拟合,优化后机组碳排放浓度最大结果分别为744.5、502.4.833.6mgm=3,最高日碳排放量分别为10087.3、89665.4、92204.3kg,在满足园区供需的情况实现碳排放量的优化。

全国市场VS区域市场:碳市场有效性的差异、成因及其对策

对碳市场有效性进行测度、把握碳市场运行效率,有利于进一步推动碳交易机制优化和效率提升。本文以全国碳排放权交易市场及8个区域试点碳市场为研究对象,以2021年7月16日至2023年6月16日碳配额成交均价为样本,运用结构突变检验法与重标极差分析法对各个碳市场整体与阶段运行效率进行测度。研究结果表明:全国碳市场整体运行效率偏低,仅第一阶段达到了弱式有效水平;在区域试点碳市场中北京碳市场达到弱式有效,若考虑结构突变点时,则上海、广东、湖北、深圳和重庆碳市场达到阶段性弱式有效。在此基础上,进一步剖析了全国碳市场有效性较低的影响因素,并有针对性地提出对策建议。

经济统计与碳中和目标的协同推进策略

文章旨在探讨经济统计在碳中和目标实现过程中的作用,并提出协同推进策略,以实现经济发展与达成碳减排目标的双赢局面。首先,从经济统计与碳中和目标的关系入手,分析二者的定义、作用和关联性。其次,阐述经济统计在实现碳中和目标过程中的具体作用,包括数据收集与分析、监测与评估以及政策制定与决策支持等方面。随后,提出经济统计与碳中和目标的协同推进策略,包括数据整合与标准化、制定有效的政策措施以及提供准确的信息与指导。最后,以国际经验与启示为结语,探讨发达国家和新兴经济体在碳中和目标实现过程中的经验教训,以期为中国经济与碳减排协同推进提供一定的启示与借鉴。

Emissions of non-methane hydrocarbons from cars in China

This study investigated the exhaust emission of non-methane hydrocarbons(NMHCs) from cars in China at the Beijing driving cycle on the chassis dynamometer.The emission factor average of NMHCs was 0.9 g/km,which was over twice that from the Australian car fleet and 2-4 times that of the American car emission in the 1990s-2000s.The emission profile of Beijing cars showed higher fractions of aromatics and C4?C7 HCs,and lower percentages of C2?C3 HCs,compared with those of the US car fleet.The average ratio of benzene/toluene for cars tested was 0.5,the average benzene/toluene/ethyl benzene/xylenes(BTEX) ratios were 1/2.2/0.1/1.8,which were consistent with those of the Tanyugou tunnel located in the suburb of Beijing.α-pinene and β-pinene were detected from the exhaust gas on dynamometer for the first time,and had likely similar exhaust emission characteristics with C2?C3 HCs and styrene,giving an evidence that air pinenes may be related to human activities.Isoprene was also detected directly.These observations suggest that the procedure regarding pinenes and isoprene as coming from biologic sources of VOCs in the atmosphere should be applied with great care,especially in the core of the big city like Beijing.The specific reactivity of NMHCs was higher than that of cars of US,and the specific reactivity of volatile aromatic compounds was higher than that of the US SPECIATE database.

Performance Development Target Setting of Passenger Car Diesel Engine

Setting engine emission targets to meet diesel car requirements is particularly important in engine performance development phase. Many researches are focused on associating vehicle performance with engine targets, but most work is done by testing, which is time and cost consuming, furthermore, the relationship of vehicle and engine will change when either engine or vehicle changes. A GT-Drive model to simulate New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) for passenger car is developed and calibrated by testing data, model precision is controlled within 5%. Time distribution of engine operating conditions when car running NEDC cycle has been analyzed, 10 critical major engine operating points are summarized according to running time proportion. Emission of NOx and smoke control regions containing these 10 points for target engine are set. Vehicle emissions are simulated and evaluated during engine development after engine performance test data are got, and engine combustion system layout and calibration are adjusted until vehicle targets are met. Vehicle is tested in chassis dynamometer finally, the testing results show a good agreement with the simulated results with an error of less than 5%, which proves that the emission value exchange of vehicle and engine is reliable. Performance target decomposition method for passenger car diesel presented can greatly shorten the development cycle and save costs.

Energy consumption and carbon emissions of hospitals in Tianjin

22 所第三级的医院的精力审计在天津被进行。详细内容包括了设计数据，基本信息，精力帐单和设备表。在学习期间，在天津的医院的精力紧张是近似稳定的，精力消费的平均水平是 348 kW，这被显示出吗？？

Role of nuclear cardiology for guiding device therapy in patients with heart failure

Heart failure is a dynamic condition with high morbidity and mortality and its prognosis should be reassessed frequently, particularly in patients for whom critical treatment decisions may depend on the results of prognostication. In patients with heart failure, nuclear cardiology techniques are useful to establish the etiology and the severity of the disease, while fewer studies have explored the potential capability of nuclear cardiology to guide cardiac resynchronization therapy(CRT) and to select patients for implantable cardioverter defibrillators(ICD). Left ventricular synchrony may be assessed by radionuclide angiography or gated singlephoton emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. These modalities have shown promise as predictors of CRT outcome using phase analysis. Combined assessment of myocardial viability and left ventricular dyssynchrony is feasible using positron emission tomography and could improve conventional response prediction criteria for CRT. Preliminary data also exists on integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography approach for assessing myocardial viability, identifying the location of biventricular pacemaker leads, and obtaining left ventricular functional data, including contractile phase analysis. Finally, cardiac imaging with autonomic radiotracers may be useful in predicting CRT response and for identifying patients at risk for sudden cardiac death, therefore potentially offering a way to select patients for both CRT and ICD therapy. Prospective trials where imaging is combined with image-test driven therapy are needed to better define the role of nuclear cardiology for guiding device therapy in patients with heart failure.

个人碳普惠:实践模式、理论溯源及政策思考

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