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AKPF has been founded by the industrial partners of the VERT-project in August 1998. It provides a forum for discussion between diesel particulate filter manufacturers, distributors, and clean air authorities in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and worldwide. The technical work of AKPF focuses on development of specifications and certification procedures for diesel particulate filter systems. The AKPF is open to every trap manufacturer worldwide. More ...

Watch a movie about particulate pollution and particulate filter technology: Search the unique AKPF database of diesel particulate filter retrofit installations on construction vehicles and machinery in Switzerland.
Four SAE Fellows, experts of distinguished accomplishments, are now contributing to this web site.

What’s New

22 June 2009: Presentations from the Conference on Particle Emissions from Two Stroke Scooters, Monza, Italy, June 11-12, 2009.

8 June 2009: Feinstäube und Umweltzonen, an article by R. Zellner and coworkers (in German).

5 June 2009: A new study by the Health Effect Institute (HEI)—an extended analysis of the American Cancer Society study of particulate air pollution and mortality—shows that mortality rates from cardiovascular ailments among people exposed to fine particle pollution may be twice as high as previously thought.

1 April 2009: Updated AKPF particulate filter database. This version, dated 31 January 2009, includes 6516 records.

24 March 2009: Links of interest:

9 March 2009: VERT Association has been founded as a non-profit organization: English | German.

12 January 2009: 13th ETH Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles will be held in Zurich, Switzerland on June 22-24, 2009.