Combustion aerosol is a mixture of solid and volatile particulate matter. Separation of solid
particles for research or regulatory purposes is often conducted with thermal treatment of the
aerosol. For example, European automotive emission regulations address solid particles
above 23nm, which are separated by dilution and heating in a volatile particle remover
(VPR). This study evaluated an oxidation catalyst–often referred to as a “catalytic
stripper”(CS)–as an alternative technique to remove volatile components. A version of the …