Although gasoline and diesel fuels dominate the landscape today,
alternative fuels are used to power vehicles in specialized
applications. For instance, in Tokyo, many taxi cabs are fueled by
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Forklifts, as well, often use LPG as
fuel. Compressed natural gas (CNG) is used in similar
applications.
While alternative fuels often burn cleaner than gasoline or diesel
fuel, they nonetheless produce emission products such as carbon
monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), hydrocarbons (HC) and
particulate matter (PM).
Historically, alternative fuels have been used in material-handling
applications because they are inherently cleaner burning. However,
given strict new regulator standards, vehicles used in enclosed
areas such as warehouses must be cleaned up in order to maintain
compliance and protect employee health.
BASF manufactures a wide range of catalytic converters. Designed to
provide the flexibility needed when using different kinds of fuels,
our AFV catalysts reduce HC, CO, PM and NOx in alternative fuel
vehicles, including CNG, LPG and bi-fuel vehicles.