The Advanced Petroleum Based Fuels (APBF) team investigates how new fuels and lubricants can enable transportation systems that are more efficient and that meet stringent emission standards. By using a systems approach, the research aims to improve vehicle efficiency, thereby decreasing our nation's dependence on imported petroleum products. Also of critical importance is determining how fuel and lubricant properties affect the performance of emission control devices.
The APBF Diesel Emission Control (DEC) project leverages a strong partnership with industry to determine how fuel properties affect emissions from diesel engines equipped with state of the art control technologies.
The project also includes research to determine how advanced fuels and blending components can enable or expand the operating range of high efficiency, low emissions combustion strategies.