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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:
- Particle filters—a must for all engines [en]
- Partikelfilter für alle Dieselmotoren [de]
- Filtri antiparticolato—per tutti i motori diesel [it]
What’s New
25 September 2008: Two papers by Andreas Mayer: Weshalb Partikelfilter? and Partikelfilter-Technologie.
9 August 2008: Artikel zu Partikelfilter in der Schweizer Wochenzeitung No 32.
2 August 2008: Emission Legislation for Off-Highway Application in Germany, CTI conference presentation by Axel Friedrich, July 2008.
Verordnung zur Änderung der Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung, 1 June 2007
Particle Filter Retrofit for all Diesel Engines, a course by the California ARB. Note the change in date: Nvember 11-13 2008.
8 July 2008: Off-Road Dieselmotoren & zukünftige Abgasgrenzwerte, CTI conference presentation by F. Jaussi, July 2008.
18,000 Particle Trap Retrofits of Diesel Engines 10-3000 kW, a fact sheet by A. Mayer, July 2008.
Particle Filter Retrofit for all Diesel Engines, order form for a book by A. Mayer and 50 co-authors.
24 June 2008: Equivalence of CO2 and Soot Reduction Cost/Benefit Consideration, by F. Legerer, June 2008.
4 June 2008: Schädlichkeit Dieseltreibstoff und Partikelfilter, by M. Wyser, May 2008.
US Congress Hearing Summary: Hearing On Black Carbon And Global Warming, October 2007.
Summary of and link to US Congress Black Carbon Hearing, by F. Legerer, October 2007.
11 April 2008: 12th ETH Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles has issued a Call for Papers and Invitation. This year, the Conference will be held on 23 - 25 June, an earlier date than in previous years..
An HDT seminar on particulate filter retrofits will be held in Munich, Germany, on June 5-6, 2008 (seminar program).
Schützen Umweltzonen unsere Gesundheit oder sind sie unwirksam?, a paper by H.-Erich Wichmann.
Exposure to diesel exhaust induces changes in EEG in human volunteers, a paper by Bjoern Cruts and co-workers.
5 February 2008: A new website, www.lowemissionzones.eu, provides information on Low Emission Zones in Europe.