Effectiveness of replacing catalytic converters in LPG-fueled vehicles in  Hong Kong

Lyu, Xiaopu; Guo, Hai; Simpson, Isobel J.; Meinardi, Simone; Louie, Peter K. K.; Ling, Zhenhao; Wang, Yu; Liu, Ming; Luk, Connie W. Y.; Wang, Nan; Blake, Donald R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6609-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6609-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6609-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 10

Research article

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31 May 2016

Research article |

| 31 May 2016

Effectiveness of replacing catalytic converters in LPG-fueled vehicles in Hong Kong

Xiaopu Lyu, Hai Guo, Isobel J. Simpson, Simone Meinardi, Peter K. K. Louie, Zhenhao Ling, Yu Wang, Ming Liu, Connie W. Y. Luk, Nan Wang, and Donald R. Blake

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RC C11699: 'Replacement of catalytic converters on LPG vehicles', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Jan 2016
- AC C13362: 'Responses to reviewers' comments', Hai GUO, 29 Mar 2016
RC C12956: 'Impact of replacing catalytic converters n LPG vehicles', Anonymous Referee #3, 03 Mar 2016
- AC C13363: 'Responses to reviewer's comments', Hai GUO, 29 Mar 2016

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AR by Hai GUO on behalf of the Authors (29 Mar 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Apr 2016) by Alex B. Guenther

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (02 May 2016)

ED: Publish as is (11 May 2016) by Alex B. Guenther

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In this study, the effectiveness of a LPG converter replacement program was evaluated. It was found that LPG-related VOCs and NO_x decreased significantly due to the implementation of the program. Source apportionment also revealed the reduction of VOCs and NO_x in LPG-fueled vehicle exhaust. From before to during the program, O₃ increased slightly, mainly due to the reduction of NO_x in LPG-fueled vehicle exhaust. To retain zero O₃ increment, the lowest reduction ratio of VOCs / NO_x was determined.