Review of Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions from Motor Vehicles

• Published in: SAE International journal of fuels and lubricants Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 79 - 98
• Main Author: Hoekman, S. Kent
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Warrendale SAE International 01.01.2020; SAE International, a Pennsylvania Not-for Profit
• Subjects: Air pollution; Air quality management; Air temperature; Automotive emissions; Carbon dioxide; Catalysts; Climate change; Combustion; Control systems; Diesel vehicles; Emission standards; Emissions control; Environmental protection; Exhaust pipes; Gasoline; Gasoline vehicles; Global warming; Global warming potential; Greenhouse effect; Greenhouse gases; Motor vehicles; N2O; Nitrous oxide; Ozone depletion; Pollutants; California

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is both an ozone depleting gas and a potent greenhouse gas (GHG), having a global warming potential (GWP) value nearly 300 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2). While long known to be a trace by-product of combustion, N2O was not considered a pollutant of concern until the introduc...