Advanced Emission Control Concepts for Gasoline Engines

Day 1 Programme, 21-May-2012

Summary : The conference starts with registration,discuss on the use of advanced combustion modes to reduce emissions from gasoline powered engines.

09:00 AM  -  09:30 AM
Registration & Coffee

09:30 AM  -  09:40 AM
Chairmans welcome & opening address
DI. Dr. techn. Friedrich J. Legerer, General Manager, VERT Association, Switzerland

09:40 AM  -  10:20 AM
Review of gasoline emissions and control technologies
Timothy V. Johnson, Director of Emerging Technologies, Corning Incorporated, USA

10:20 AM  -  11:00 AM
Comprehensive exhaust emission control for the next generation of gasoline DI engines
Bernhard Kern, Senior Manager , Umicore Autocat Luxembourg, Luxembourg

11:00 AM  -  11:30 AM
Refreshment break & networking

11:30 AM  -  12:10 PM
Requirement of exhaust emission control on direct injection gasoline engines a new approach on gasoline particulate filters
Kazutake Ogyu, Deputy Project Manager, IBIDEN CO., LTD., Japan

12:10 PM  -  12:50 PM
The use of advanced combustion modes to reduce emissions from gasoline powered engines
Dr. Terry Alger, Manager of Engine and Vehicle Research, Southwest Research Institute, USA

12:50 PM  -  14:20 PM
Networking luncheon

14:20 PM  -  14:50 PM
Interactive session: Round tables

14:50 PM  -  15:30 PM
Euro 6 and beyond: Regulatory challenges for gasoline vehicles
Dr. Nikolaus Steininger, Policy Officer, European Commission, Belgium

15:30 PM  -  16:00 PM
Refreshment break & networking

16:00 PM  -  16:40 PM
OEM Insight: Particle number emissions of direct injected gasoline engines
Dr. Michael Winkler, Team Manager, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH, Germany

16:41 PM  -  16:50 PM
Closing remarks of the chairman

16:50 PM  -  00:00 AM
End of conference day one

Day 2 Programme, 22-May-2012

Summary : The conference starts with registration,discuss on implementation of particulate number control.

08:30 AM  -  09:00 AM
Registration & Coffee

09:00 AM  -  09:10 AM
Chairman's welcome & opening address
DI. Dr. techn. Friedrich J. Legerer, General Manager, VERT Association, Switzerland

09:10 AM  -  09:50 AM
Solutions for GDI exhaust aftertreatment systems durability improvement and combustion control
Nicolas Arnault, Global Fluid Filtration Product Manager, SOGEFI group, Italy

09:50 AM  -  10:30 AM
Three way filters (TWF TM) for particulate number control
Dr. Chris Morgan, Gasoline and Characterisation Manager Department - ECT Technology Centre, Johnson Matthey plc, UK

10:30 AM  -  11:00 AM
Refreshment break & networking

11:00 AM  -  11:40 AM
Benefit and cost of gasoline particle filters
Dipl.Ing.Dr.med.h.c. Andreas Mayer, TTM and Emission Consultant and Scientific Officer, VERT Association Switzerland

11:40 AM  -  12:20 PM
Interactive session: Panel discussion on the implementation of particulate number control

12:20 PM  -  13:51 PM
Networking luncheon

13:50 PM  -  14:30 PM
Particulate number for EU6+ challenges and solutions
Dr. Gnter Fraidl, Senior Vice President , Powertrain Systems Passenger Cars AVL LIST GMBH, Austria

14:30 PM  -  15:10 PM
Advanced exhaust aftertreatment design for electrified drive trains
Carsten Kruse, Technical Application EMITEC Gesellschaft fr Emissionstechnologie mbH, Germany

15:10 PM  -  15:40 PM
Refreshment break & networking

15:40 PM  -  16:20 PM
Quantifying properties of nanoparticles in 3D
Dr. Roman Grothausmann, Physicist and Scientific Researcher, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fr Materialien und Energie GmbH, Germany

16:20 PM  -  16:30 PM
Closing remarks of the chairman

16:30 PM  -  00:00 AM
End of conference day two

Day 3 Programme, 23-May-2012

Summary : The conference starts with registration,discuss on GPFs potential as a realistic solution for emission control of GDI.

08:30 AM  -  09:00 AM
Registration & Coffee

09:00 AM  -  10:30 AM
Start of workshops

10:30 AM  -  00:00 AM
Refreshment break & networking

09:00 AM  -  17:00 PM
Workshop A: Filter testing necessity of verification methods in view of legal requirements and corresponding regulations
DI. Dr. techn. Friedrich J. Legerer, General Manager, VERT Association, Switzerland

09:00 AM  -  17:00 PM
Workshop B: GPF's potential as a realistic solution for emission control of GDI

12:30 PM  -  15:00 PM
Networking Luncheon

15:00 PM  -  17:00 PM
Refreshment break & networking