If there is a gas that has the worst fame that is diesel, without any doubt. The engine diesel has gone from being the most used in Europe to move away in favor of gasoline and the electric. And it is that everything that made him stand out, then she buried him.
Although it is true that the diesel it emits less carbon dioxide (CO₂) than gasoline per km traveled according to the Euro6 emissions standard, it does emit gases that are very harmful to health, especially nitrogen oxide (NOx).
But, What would we say if we could get diesel to pollute as little as an electric car, but with the advantages of a combustion car? It would be the panacea, honestly. Well, an engineer seems to have achieved it in a normal diesel engine.
Our colleagues from Autobild explain that Laurent Geulin, director of the French company Conception avec Intelligence Artificielle (CIA), has managed to develop a device called Compact Carbon Catcher (CCC), capable of capturing particles and carbon dioxide resulting from combustion.
How the invention works that can save the diesel motorcycle
The device Compact Carbon Catcher consists of a box that retains CO₂ and fine particles emitted by the fuelas a result of combustion, resulting in the expulsion of oxygen and water. It is placed at the outlet of the exhaust pipe to clean the gases before mixing with the street air.
This inspired by industrial equipment that reduces emissions in power plants and other industrial plants, but it had never been applied to the car. And precisely here lies the importance of Geulin’s invention, who claims that it can be installed in all types of vehicles.
The system cleans the air leaving the car before it reaches the outside, preventing polluted air from escaping into the atmosphere.. These prototypes must be filled periodically with the active agents that separate contamination from the air and require draining to remove the carbon accumulated during various processes.
As they explain, the French company tested the CCC device in a pick-up that generated 270 g/km of CO₂ and managed to reduce it to 49 g/km, which would make cars with a diesel engine just as polluting as an electric car. It may not be the end of this fuel.