Testing for Alternative Fuels
& Fuel Additive Registration
International Alternative Fuel
Technology Center (IAFTC) Home
Filter sampling for toxic emissions
FTIR test for gaseous emissions
Using sensitive micro balances in temperature and humidity controlled chambers, SwRI measures exhaust particulates from gasoline.
Emissions characterization for regulated, non-regulated, and other air toxic components is an essential part of fuel and fuel additive registration. SwRI has more than 50 years of experience as a non-biased testing facility and can assist clients worldwide in fuel and fuel additive registration requirements.
Regulated Emissions
- Total hydrocarbons
- Oxides of nitrogen
- Carbon monoxide
- Particulates
Non-Regulated Emissions
- Individual hydrocarbons (up to C12)
- Aldehydes and ketones
- Alcohols and ethers
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
- Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAH)
- Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF)
- Products containing atypical elements
Greenhouse Gases (CO2, N2O, CH4)
Air Toxics
Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP)
Fuel Economy
Alternative Fuel Effects on Vehicle/Engine Durability
- Renewable fuels
- Biodiesel
- Fischer-Tropsch liquids
- Vegetable oils
- Coal and water slurries
- Compressed and liquefied natural gas
- Liquefied petroleum gas
- Ethanol
- Methanol
- Dimethyl ether
- Other alternative fuels
Related Terminology
alternative fuel • fossil fuel • fuel research • renewable fuel • biodiesel diesel • fuel additive • emissions characterization • emissions testing • greenhouse gases • air toxics • fuel technology • fuel economy • vegetable oil fuel • coal slurries • liquefied gas
