Analysis of current and future trends in automotive emissions, fuels, lubricants and test methods : (perspectives from the 2nd International Exhaust Emissions Symposium, 25/26 May 2011)

BOSMAL hosted the 2nd International Exhaust Emissions Symposium, entitled Current and future trend s in automotive emissions, fuels, lubricants and test methods, which featured a total of eighteen presentations from experts on automotive emissions and after treatment and the fuel and lubricant industries. The symposium's technical programme consisted of two keynote lectures and four themed presentation sessions. The symposium also featured the opening of new engine test cells at BOSMAL. The entire event was an unqualified success, building on the achievements of the previous year's event. Some of the most important trend s mentioned during the symposium included: changes to test procedures to reflect the challenge of quantifying ever decreasing emission levels, as well as measuring new compounds, the continued key role of catalytic after treatment systems in achieving low emission levels of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter, and the potential role for electrified powertrains and alternative fuels from various sources to meet our transportation energy need's over the coming decades.