Agenda, Presentations and Posters of the 26^th Conference

26^th ETH Nanoparticles Conference (NPC), June 20-22, 2023

The ETH Nanoparticles Conference (NPC) in 2023 was organized as an in-person conference under the auspice of the Swiss Chemical Society (see website of the online conference, https://npc23.scg.ch). It served as an interdisciplinary platform for expert discussions on all aspects of nanoparticles, freshly emitted from various sources, aged in ambient air, technical mitigation aspects, impact of particles on health, environment and climate and particle legislation. The conference brought together representatives from research, industry and legislation.

Agenda of Presentations

Tuesday June 20, 2023

Norbert Heeb, Empa Welcome, lntroduction and Conference Opening	09.00	pdf
Claudia Mohr, ETH, Laboratory for Atmospheric Chemistry, PSI Keynote Lecture: Nanoparticles, climate and health: From observation to impact	09.10	pdf
Session 1: Aircraft, marine and other non-road sources Chair: Norbert Heeb, Empa Dübendorf
Zachary Decker, Paul Scherrer Institute PSI Connecting size-resolved aerosol composition and gas-phase volatile emissions from aircraft engines at the Zürich airport	09.40	pdf
Tobias Schripp, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Field Study on the Impact of Sustainable Aviation Fuels on Helicopter Engine Emissions	10.00	pdf
Lukas Durdina, ZHAW Zurich Swiss research of particle emissions reduction with sustainable aviation fuels	10:20	pdf
COFFEE BREAK	10.40
Session 2: Impact on climate and biomass, biofuel- and synfuel combustion Chair: Martin Gysel-Beer, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Villigen
Joel Ponsonby, Imperial College London Jet aircraft lubrication oil droplets as contrail ice-formmg particles	11.00	pdf
Claudia Marcolli, ETH Zurich Heterogeneous ice nucleation of soot particles: measurements, predictions and implications	11.20	pdf
Sohana Debbarma, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Aerosol optical properties measured from two heterogenous mix of Indian vehicular fleets	11.40	pdf
Jun Zhang, Paul Scherrer Institute PSI Chemically resolved volatility of biomass burning emission	11.50	pdf
Marvin Laboureur, University of Namur Catalytic solutions for the cleansing of wood stove emissions: a physico chemical characterization of effluents generated by wood combustion and their maturation in the atmosphere	12.10	pdf
Simone Lixi, lnnovhub - 551 Particulate matter and CO2eq.emissions from three Euro 6d bi-fuel LPG passenger cars, fed by an innovative LPG/DME 80/20 (V/V) blend	12.20	pdf
LUNCH BREAK	12.30
POSTER SESSION (even numbers)
COFFEE BREAK	15.00
Session 3: Brake and tyre wear, non-combustion emissions Chair: Christoph Hüglin, Empa Dübendorf
Yusuf Khan, Cummins lnc. Evaluation of Tailpipe Solid Particle Number Measurement Methodologies	15.30	pdf
loannis Raptis, Aristotle University Thessaloniki Evaluation of a miniaturized exhaust emission measuring system using an optoacoustic BC sensor and low-cost gas sensors	15.50	pdf
Jon Andersson, Ricardo Chemical Risk Management Particle Emissions from Brake and Tyre Wear - Results from the Phase1 study for the UK DfT	16.10	pdf
Brenda Lopez, University of California Riverside CE-CERT Elemental content of brake and tire wear PM2.5 and PM10 at Near-Road Environments	16.30	pdf
Carlos Agudelo, Link Engineering Company CARB updates to EMFAC brake emissions factors using dynamometer tests for light-duty vehicles	16.50	pdf
Aperitif (Sponsored by exhibitors), End of Day 1	17.00

Wednesday June 21, 2023

Session 4: Particle emissions control of combustion engines (Part A) Chair: Danilo Engelmann, BFH/AFHB, Biel
Silvana Di lorio, Institute of Science and Technology for Sustainable Energy and Mobility (STEMS) - CNR Physical and chemical characterization of the particles emitted by a hydrogen fueled DI SI engine: the role of lube oil	09.00	pdf
Leonid Tartokovsky, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology An updated mechanism of particle formation in non-premixed hydrogen combustion in internal combustion engines	09.20	pdf
Dovid Kittelson, University of Minnesota Engine crankcase particulate matter: Measurement issues	09.40	pdf
Andreas Mayer, VERT Millions of Soot Filters mitigating Climate Change	09.55	pdf
John Santos, Chung Yuan Christian University The lnfluence of a Diesel Particulate Filter with Low-Temperature Regenerability on Diesel Engine Emissions	10.10	pdf
Hiroyuki Yamada, Tokyo Denki University Off-Cycle Emissions of Particle Number from Gasoline and DPF diesel passenger cars in extremely low temperature and high-load conditions	10.30	pdf
COFFEE BREAK	10.40
Session 5: Particle emissions control of combustion engines (Part B) Chair: Louretta Rubino, VERT Association
Stanislav Bohac, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency PM Mass-Based Standard for Achieving PM Emissions Commensurate with Model Year 2022 GPF Technology for Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles	11.00	pdf
lmad Khalek, Southwest Research Institute New Proposed light-Duty PM Mass Regulations in the USA: Can it be Controlled and Measured	11.20	pdf
Andreas Nowak, PTB Improving counting efficiency and linearity beyond the on-road emission measurement regulations for Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS)	11.40	pdf
Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Nagoya University Effects of GPF substrate structure on pressure drop and filtration efficiency	12.00	pdf
Sven Kureti, TU Bergakademie Freiberg Catalytic Soot Oxidation in Gasoline Engine Exhaust	12.20	pdf
LUNCH BREAK	12.30
POSTER SESSION (odd numbers)
COFFEE BREAK	15.00
Session 6: Nanoparticle metrology and chemical characterization Chair: Konstantina Vasilatou, METAS
Oliver Bischof, Institute of Energy & Climate Research IEK-8/ TSI GmbH Application-Specific Calibration of Condensation Particle Counters for Use at Reduced Pressure Conditions	15.30	pdf
Vinicius Berger, Catalytic Instruments GmbH & Co. KG Determining the Impact of Sulfur Exposure on Catalytic Stripper Performance Using Propane Oxidation Efficiency Measurements	15.50	pdf
Patrick Weber, Forschungszentrum Jülich A New Working Fluid for Condensation Particle Counters with Proprietary Benefits	16.10	pdf
Michal Vojtisek, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague Roadside detection of excess particle emitters: practical limits & potential for garage-grade" instruments	16.30	pdf
Tobias Hammer, Federal Institute of Metrology METAS lnfluence of the type of soot generator on counting efficiency of PN-PTI instruments	16.50
End of Day 2	17.00
Alphorn Trio Concert, Alphornbläser Vereinigung Zürich Stadt	18.00
Dinner Party at ETH Polyterasse	19.00

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Session 7: Health effects Chair: Barbara Rothen-Rutishavser, AMI, University of Fribourg
Jakob Usemann, University of Zurich / UKBB Basel Air pollution and lung development in the child	09.00	pdf
Alfred Lawrence, lsabella Thoburn College Health risk assessment of Sub-Micron Particles and Heavy Metals on Children in North Indian lndoor Air - An Interim Analysis	09.20	pdf
Tina Buerki-Thurnherr, Empa Early life health impact of diesel exhaust particles: Unravelling placental accumulation, fetal transfer and interference with maternal-fetal communication	09.40
lnge Scharpf, IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine Tire wear and ambient temperature - Their accelerating effect on neurodegenerative diseases and aging in the animal model Caenorhabditis elegans	10.00	pdf
COFFEE BREAK	10.30
Session 8: Nanoparticle formation and transformation Chair: Oliver Bischof, TSI lncorporated
Angela Violi, University of Michigan Investigating the transition from gas-phase species to nanoparticle formation in high temperature regimes	11.00
Una Trivanovic, ETH Zurich High-throughput generation of aircraft-like soot: Dynamics of soot surface growth and agglomeration by enclosed spray combustion of jet fuel	11.20	pdf
Alessia Pignatelli, Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Formation, Growth, and Photochemical Aging of Laboratory-Generated Nanoparticles	11.40	pdf
Awards Ceremony Chair: Oliver Bischof, TSI lncorporated	12.00
LUNCH BREAK	12.30
Focus Event: lndoor air filtration of biogenic and combustion nanoparticles Chair: Loretta Müller, DMBR University of Bern, Kinderklinik Bern
Part 1
Joachim Frey, University of Bern, Vetsuisse Filtration of Bioparticles: Filters on a test bench	13.30	pdf
Joerg Mayer, NanoCleanAir Aerodynamics and Filtration Conditions for Bio-Aerosol Protection shown for the NanoCleanAir Baldachin, a Hospital Bed Protection System for an lntermediate Care Setting	13.50	ppsx
Ernest Weingartner, UASNW Physical properties of virus-containing aerosol particles	14.10	pdf
Michael Riediker, SCOEH (Swiss Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health) Clean air against pathogens: the role of air flow and ventilation	14.30	pdf
Giorgio Buonanno, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio The airborne transmission of respiratory pathogens: the importance of ventilation and air distribution in the infection risk	14.50	pdf
COFFEE BREAK	15.10
Part 2 (incl. Panel Discussion)
Tomar Kohn, EPFL Lausanne Aerosol pH is an overlooked driver of airborne influenza- and corona viruses inactivation	15.45	pdf
Panel Discussion	16.00
Closing Word and Goodbye	16.50
End of the Conference	17.00

Posters

Aircraft, marine and other non-road sources Chair: Oscar Mendo Diaz, Jules Hutter, Empa
Dr. Kåre Press-Kristensen, Green Transition Denmark Ultrafine particles from cruise ships and ferries in ports		pdf
Dalho Shin, Konkuk University Exhaust Emission Characteristics according to Load Factor of Construction Machinery in Real-work Mode		pdf
Ryubin Kwon, Mokpo National Maritime University Algorithm for Determining Abnormal Signs of Ship Propulsion Engines Using Machine Learning
Seokho Moon, Konkuk University Study on Effective Variables for CO2 Prediction of Construction Equipments using Supervised Learning
Ambient air particles, secondary pollutants Chair: Oscar Mendo Diaz, Jules Hutter, Empa
Päivi Aakko-Saksa, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Semivolatile fraction's characteristics from engine and car exhaust		pdf
Vikas Goel, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Sources and Light Absorption Properties of Black Carbon over Delhi		pdf
Dimitrios G. Tsalikis, ETH Zürich Mean free path of air: The impact of inelastic molecular collisions		pdf
Katerina S. Karadima, Particle Technology Laboratory, ETH-Z Molecular dynamics simulations of fullerene and silica nanoparticles diffusion coefficients in air		pdf
Nora Nowak, Paul Scherrer Institute Optical and Chemical Properties of Wildfire Aerosol Plumes in the Free Troposphere		pdf
Tana Zavodna, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences Personal exposure monitoring of size-segregated aerosol and PAHs in recreational runners		pdf
Ivan Iskra, AethLabs, San Francisco, CA, USA The new real-time source apportionment feature of the portable AethLabs microAeth black carbon monitor
Biomass-, biofuel- and synfuel combustion Chair: Oscar Mendo Diaz, Jules Hutter, Empa
Stijn v. Rijn, University of Groningen The optical properties of combustion generated particles from 1-D hydrogen doped ethylene flames		pdf
Anssi Järvinen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Reduced particle emissions from paraffinic diesel blended with polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether		pdf
Faruk Y. Aydin, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Investigation of the influence of ammonia and hydrogen addition on soot formation in ethylene co-flow laminar diffusion flames		pdf
Brett M. Bailey, Global Clean Diesel Realization of Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable Combustion of Sargassum and Waste Biomass
Lisa Feikus, RWTH Aachen University Reduction of Particulate Emissions from Logwood Stoves by an Electrostatic Precipitator and the Influence of Their Position in the Flue Gas Duct and Stove Operation Conditions
Brake and tyre wear, on-combustion emissions Chair: Oscar Mendo Diaz, Jules Hutter, Empa
Hiroyuki Hagino, Japan Automobile Research Institute Exhaust and non-exhaust particle emission measurements using a road tunnel environment in Tokyo		pdf
Harish Phuleria, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Developing real-world emission factors for individual vehicles using low-cost sensors		pdf
Silvana Di lorio, Institute of Science and Techno/ogy for Sustainable Energy and Mobility (STEMS) - CNR Brake wear particles: effects of braking intensity, frequency and temperature		pdf
Manuel. Löber, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Stuttgart, Germany Formation and Morphological Appearance of Tyre Wear Particle Emissions		pdf
Eric Thébault, MANN+HUMMEL GmbH lntegrating a particulate fitter system in the frontend: a step towards achieving emission-neutral vehicles
Emission control of combustion engines Chair: Oscar Mendo Diaz, Jules Hutter, Empa
Shawn Kook, The University of New South Wales Evolution of nano-scale particle structures within a pilot-main injected Jet tuel flame in a small-bore optical diesel engine		pdf
Cheolwoong Park, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials Study on the Effects of Operating Conditions on Nanoparticle Emissions in Direct lnjection Ammonia Engines		pdf
Yongrae Kim, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials Comparison of particle number between the gasoline and hydrogen combustion engine and NOx reduction strategy in the hydrogen engine		pdf
Lauretta Rubino, VERT Association HORIZON AeroSolfd project: Retrofit Filtration Devices for Cleaner Urban Mobility - Focus on highly efficient fitter systems for large scale petrol engine retrofit
Christian Ferrarese, Joint Research Centre (JRC) Analysis of sub-micrometric particulate emitted by different types of internal combustion engines: a Raman Micro spectroscopy study		pdf
lrena Ježek Brecelj, Aerosol d.o.o. Monitoring vehicle emissions with the on-road chasing method over a decade		pdf
Michal Vojtisek, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague On-road & field measurement of exhaust flow of small engines		pdf
Seongin Jo, Chonnam National University Comparative Study on Combustion and Emissions Characteristics in Dual-Fuel and Blended Fuel Combustion Modes using Ethanol/Diesel and Naphtha/Diesel
Youngjae Jeon, Korea National University of Transportation A Study on Predicting C02 Emissions Based on Calculated ECU Data and Deep Learning Model on Real-Driving Conditions for LDVs		pdf
Filtration of combustion and biogenic nanoparticles Chair: Oscar Mendo Diaz, Jules Hutter, Empa
Yu-Mei Kuo, Chung Hwa University of Medica/ Technology Performance Evaluation Methods for Air Cleaners
Aiswarya Kumar, IIT Bombay, lndia Comparison of charging mechanism, the efficiency of particle matter capture and generation of byproducts from different ionization based indoor pollution control technologies		pdf
Health effects Chair: Oscar Mendo Diaz, Jules Hutter, Empa
Battist Utinger, University of Basel Online Quantification of Oxidative Potential from and Residential Wood Combustion (RWC) and Gar Exhaust Aerosol
Anam Taushiba, Integral University Microbial lndoor Air Contaminants and lts' Health Risk Assessment in different microenvironments of Lucknow: capital of most polluted State of lndia		pdf
Amin Piri, Yonsei University Nano-dry-salt deposition on electret nonwoven confers anticoronaviral effect while retaining aerosol filtration performance
Amin Piri, Yonsei University Aero-manufacture of nanobulges for an in-place anticoronaviral on air filters
Alexandre Barth, University of Basel Online Measurements of Oxidative Potential and Particle-bound Reactive Oxygen Species of Aircraft Turbine and Ship Engine Particulate Emissions
Antonietta Gatti, Nanodiagnostics Foundation Nano- and microparticles in babies' brain in SIDS cases
Felix Scholkmann, University of Zurich Nano- and microparticles in human blood: An analysis of the eluate from double filtration plasmapheresis
Shreya Dubey, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Toxicity of Respirable Particulate Matter of Traffic Origin: Effect of Different Driving Conditions and Fleet Characteristics
Srishti Jain, IIT Delhi Heavy metal characteristics and health risk assessment of PM2.5 over Delhi, lndia
Penelope Baltzopoulou, CPERI/CERTH Air to Liquid Interface (ALI) cell exposure under transient driving of gasoline vehicles		pdf
Indoor particles Chair: Oscar Mendo Diaz, Jules Hutter, Empa
Julie Johansen, Technical University of Denmark lndoor particle pollution from residential wood stoves		pdf
Elisa Caracci, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio Physical and chemical characterization of indoor particle sources		pdf
Paul Sermon, Brunel University Comparison of outdoor and indoor emissions of ultrafine particles (UFPs) generated by combustion
Felix M Walcher, ETH Zurich An interactive and playful air quality sensor as an alternative approach to foster students' awareness of bad air quality exposure		pdf
Nanoparticle chemistry and toxicology Chair: Oscar Mendo Diaz, Jules Hutter, Empa
Govind Gupta, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) 2D-hexagonal boron nitride and lung exposure: Exploring cellular interaction and potential health ettects in bronchial and alveolar airway epithelial cell models		pdf
Klaudia Köbölova, Brno University TechnoLogy Potential ecotoxicity of biomass combustion-derived fine and ultrafine particles		pdf
Paul Sermon, Brunel University Biomonitoring of airbome- and waterbome- ultrafine particLes (UFP) emitted from combustion
Angela Violi, University of Michigan lnteractions of PAHs and nanoparticles with biological systems
Nanoparticle formation and transformation Chair: Oscar Mendo Diaz, Jules Hutter, Empa
Moritz Schenker, ETH Zurich Crystallization of Ag-Au alloyed Nanopartieles by Molecular Dynamics
Yi Wang, ETH Zurich Crystallization Onset of Aerosol Au Nanopartieles		pdf
Nanopartlcle metrology and chemlcal characterlzatlon Chair: Oscar Mendo Diaz, Jules Hutter, Empa
Hans-Joachim Schulz, Catalytic Instruments GmbH & Co. KG Impact of Operating Conditions on the Performance of a Silver Particle Generator		pdf
Kingsfey Reavell, Cambustion Ltd The M2AS - Mass and Mobility Aerosol Spectrometer
Juergen Spielvogel, TSI GmbH Upcoming standardization for charge conditioners used in particle characterization and for the generation of calibration and test aerosols - ISO 19996		pdf
Franz Friebel, femtoG AG Carbon Black vs Black Carbon - Application-oriented Analysis of Nanomaterials		pdf
QiZhi Xu, Paul Scherrer Institut Assessing the potential to improve polarimetric aerosol property retrievals for black carbon aerosol		pdf
Konstantina Vasilatou, Federal Institute of Metrology METAS Standardisation of Black Carbon aerosol metrics for air quality and climate modelling (EPM StanBC Project)		pdf
Tobias Klein, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Traceable size measurement of polystyrene particles for calibration of particle counters using SEM in transmission mode		pdf
Ayush Agarwal, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) & Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (EPFL) Size resolved elemental analysis of bimetallic nanoparticles using SMPS-ICPMS11		pdf