Characteristics and oxidative potential of atmospheric PM2. 5 in Beijing: Source apportionment and seasonal variation

SY Yu, WJ Liu, YS Xu, K Yi, M Zhou, S Tao… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract PM 2.5 (particulate matter with the aerodynamic diameter D p< 2.5 μm) was
hypothesized to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) and induce oxidative stress …

Effects of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) and HVO/biodiesel blends on the physicochemical and toxicological properties of emissions from an off-road heavy-duty …

C McCaffery, H Zhu, CMS Ahmed, A Canchola… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the regulated emissions, gaseous toxics, and the physical, chemical, and
toxicological properties of particulate matter (PM) emissions from a legacy off-road diesel …

Effects of palm oil biodiesel addition on exhaust emissions and particle physicochemical characteristics of a common-rail diesel engine

J Liu, X Zhang, C Tang, L Wang, P Sun… - Fuel Processing …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of varying diesel/biodiesel blending ratios on exhaust emissions and
particle physicochemical characteristics were conducted on a four-cylinder high-pressure …

Effects of oxygenated fuel blends on the composition of size-segregated engine-out diesel particulate emissions and on the toxicity of quasi-ultrafine particles

ZH Zhang, R Balasubramanian - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Reformulation of petroleum diesel through its blending with various oxygenated fuels has
been explored for reducing emissions of diesel particulate matter (DPM). Such oxygenated …

Emissions from a flex fuel GDI vehicle operating on ethanol fuels show marked contrasts in chemical, physical and toxicological characteristics as a function of ethanol …

J Yang, P Roth, TD Durbin, MM Shafer… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study assessed the gaseous and particulate emissions, as well as the toxicological
properties of particulate matter (PM) from a flex fuel vehicle equipped with a wall-guided …

Experimental investigation into the number, micromorphology, functional group composition, and oxidation activity of particles from diesel engine with biodiesel blend

Y Zhang, D Lou, Z Hu, P Tan - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a promising alternative clean fuel for vehicles. In this paper, comprehensive
particulate characteristics, including the particle number (PN), particle mass (PM), particle …

Dithiothreitol-based oxidative potential for airborne particulate matter: an estimation of the associated uncertainty

C Molina, C Andrade, CA Manzano… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Oxidative stress is considered as one of the main mechanisms by which airborne particles
produce adverse health effects. Several methods to estimate the oxidative potential (OP) of …

In vitro evaluation of the cytotoxicity, mutagenicity and DNA damage induced by particle matter and gaseous emissions from a medium-duty diesel vehicle under real …

ML Botero, C Mendoza, S Arias, OD Hincapié… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The influence of palm oil biodiesel content on the cytotoxicity, mutagenicity and genotoxicity
of particle-and gas-phase diesel vehicle emissions was investigated. The emissions were …

Comparison of light absorption and oxidative potential of biodiesel/diesel and chemicals/diesel blends soot particles

Y Kuang, Y Guo, J Chai, J Shang, J Zhu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soot particles, mainly coming from fuel combustion, affect climate forcing through absorbing
light and also result in adverse human health outcomes. Though biodiesel or additives …

Re-assessing the toxicity of particles from biodiesel combustion: A quantitative analysis of in vitro studies

D Southern, P Hellier, M Talibi, MO Leonard… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biofuels may reduce road transport carbon intensity; however, it is uncertain whether
displacing fossil diesel would alter the engine-derived particulate toxicity. The primary …