Whether you own a diesel-powered vehicle or you are a diesel technician it’s important to understand diesel particulate filters and how they work. Diesel particulate filters play a critical role in ...

We all know by now that the mandated 2007 and 2010 emissions standard rules radically changed on-highway diesel-powered trucks and tractors. To reduce emissions to satisfy the Environmental Protection ...

For owners and operators of stationary diesel engines, exhaust-stream diesel particulate matter (DPM) has become a growing concern. DPM causes a variety of respiratory ailments and has been linked to ...

General Motors has been hard at work developing an aftertreatment system that incorporates an electrically heated diesel particulate filter. According to GM, this technology promises to cut the “fuel ...

The field of diesel particulate filter (DPF) technologies is witnessing rapid evolution as researchers strive to reduce harmful emissions from diesel engines. Advances in both passive and active ...

If Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC) has its way, regeneration of the particulate filters for the 2007 engines will be unnoticeable, at least as far as drivers are concerned. In collaboration with ...

Yes, many newer cars have active regeneration where the car will inject more fuel into the engine to increase the temperature and trigger particulate filter regeneration. It's not foolproof, though - ...

Gasoline particulate filters (GPFs) have been on the roads of Europe for some time amid concerns about air quality, but now they're crossing the pond.

In years gone by it was common to see a heavy black cloud of smoke trailing behind vehicles powered by diesel engines, but that's a thing of the past with today's clean diesel engines. One of the ways ...