A diesel particulate filter is an important, and required, ... Active regen uses alternate heat sources, such as electricity or diesel fuel, to burn the soot collected in the DPF.

A 3m (10ft) high diesel soot particle has been installed in the centre of Bristol to show city dwellers a large version of what they are breathing in. The sculpture, ...

The regulation has been crucial to the state’s efforts to reduce exposure to cancer-causing diesel soot, curb smog and reach a goal of cutting diesel emissions 85% below 2000 levels by 2020.

The exhaust from diesel-fueled vehicles, wood fires and coal-driven power stations contains small particles of soot that flow out into the atmosphere. The soot is a scourge for the climate but ...

FRANKFURT - Most motorists agree these days that diesel engines are no longer noisy and sluggish but fears that emissions from compression-ignition motors ...

The soot particle filters found on diesel vehicles are designed to ensure that no harmful particles make their way through the exhaust pipe. Often, though, the exhaust from newer-model engines is ...

A Diesel Particulate Filter — known as a DPF for ease — is part of a diesel car's exhaust system, designed to filter out harmful particles. Unfortunately, not maintaining a DPF properly can lead to ...

Apart from being an environmental polluter, a new study has revealed that soot particles present in the exhaust fumes of diesel vehicles pose a serious health risk to humans.

Created by Luke Jerram, the 3m-tall soot particle is designed to make air pollution visible to the public A 3m (10ft) high diesel soot particle has been installed in the centre of Bristol to show ...