Real-Time Emission Factor Measurements of Isocyanic Acid from Light Duty Gasoline Vehicles

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• 作者：James M. Brady ; Timia A. Crisp ; Sonya Collier ; Toshihiro Kuwayama ; Sara D. Forestieri ; V茅ronique Perraud ; Qi Zhang ; Michael J. Kleeman ; Christopher D. Cappa ; Timothy H. Bertram
• 刊名：Environmental Science & Technology
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：October 7, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：48
• 期：19
• 页码：11405-11412
• 全文大小：452K
• ISSN：1520-5851

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Exposure to gas-phase isocyanic acid (HNCO) has been previously shown to be associated with the development of atherosclerosis, cataracts and rheumatoid arthritis. As such, accurate emission inventories for HNCO are critical for modeling the spatial and temporal distribution of HNCO on a regional and global scale. To date, HNCO emission rates from light duty gasoline vehicles, operated under driving conditions, have not been determined. Here, we present the first measurements of real-time emission factors of isocyanic acid from a fleet of eight light duty gasoline-powered vehicles (LDGVs) tested on a chassis dynamometer using the Unified Driving Cycle (UC) at the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Haagen-Smit test facility, all of which were equipped with three-way catalytic converters. HNCO emissions were observed from all vehicles, in contrast to the idealized laboratory measurements. We report the tested fleet averaged HNCO emission factors, which depend strongly on the phase of the drive cycle; ranging from 0.46 卤 0.13 mg kg_fuel^鈥? during engine start to 1.70 卤 1.77 mg kg_fuel^鈥? during hard acceleration after the engine and catalytic converter were warm. The tested eight-car fleet average fuel based HNCO emission factor was 0.91 卤 0.58 mg kg_fuel^鈥?, within the range previously estimated for light duty diesel-powered vehicles (0.21鈥?.96 mg kg_fuel^鈥?). Our results suggest that HNCO emissions from LDGVs represent a significant emission source in urban areas that should be accounted for in global and regional models.