NOₓ Control Technologies for Euro 6 Diesel Passenger Cars: Market Penetration and Experimental Performance Assessment

New diesel passenger cars in the European Union must meet a nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) emission limit of 80 mg/km over the light-duty vehicle emission certification cycle. Three technologies control NOₓ emissions: selective catalytic reduction (SCR), lean NOₓ traps (LNTs), and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) along with engine modification. This paper reviews these technologies, their adoption, and the diesel passenger car market in the EU and the US. In addition Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC) emissions test data was analyzed to evaluate the emissions performance of 32 European diesel passenger cars utilizing the three NOₓ control strategies.