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approximately 80% higher than the safe levels indicated by WHO. Their
and existence. People are also one of the big contributors of air pollution.
The fast development of technology serves as an ‘ingredient’ for the
vehicles are produced in a fast rate every day. In line with this, vehicles
are producing gases into the atmosphere which means more vehicles to
more gas emission but these gases are composed of not all good
environment sustainable engines are readily made to help lessen the air
pollutants that are wandering in the air but not all engines are built this
way.
capability in removing and less CO2 and ammonia NH3. Aside of having
this capacity, the sponge is made of net like structure which can be seen
motorcycles
SIGNIFICANCE
The increasing air and motorcycle pollution has been a notorious
threat in the environment and also to the people living in the city and
suburban areas where motorcycles and vehicles have gone rampant and
the smoke released from these said transportations can harm people and
and soot, which can ultimately harm the human body by disrupting and
motorcycles and scooters have the most fumes released and thus making
Even with catalytic converter attached, it doesn’t change the fact that
motorcycles are still the top of the ‘smoke chain’ in terms of fumes being
METHODOLOGY
biofoam.
The amount of CO2, CO, HC in the emitted gas from the exhaust serves
Bulldog superglue
cylindrical Biosponge
1 meter biofoam
IV. PROCEDURES
glued it with superglue inside the welded BC elbow. Cut the excess
structure from our biofoam and put some 0.9cm in diameter holes in
to the biofoam and put the mixture of 1.5g adhesive and hardener
epoxy. Then the proponents connect the BC elbow tube with the
B. Testing
were not trated with the prototype filtrator only the 2007 model
motorcycle.
DATA/RESULTS
Implementation of Vehicle Emission Limits for Euro 4/IV, and In- Use
e At
Idling
used passenger
vehicles Gasoline/
tricycles
Table 3:
filtrator) date
standard
CO 4.50 % 4.41% OK
Filtrator
Yamaha CO 4.50 % 4.01% OK
Filtrator
CO 3.5 2.5 % OK
Without
2012 HC 4500 4400 OK
Filtrator
Suzuki MC
CO 3.5 2.35% OK
With
HC 4500 4175 OK
Filtrator
CO 2.5 1.64% OK
2017 Without
HC 1000 800 OK
Filtrator
Suzuki MC
CO 2.5 1.64% OK
With
HC 1000 800 OK
Filtrator
When the proponents looked at the emission standards, the older the
year the motorcycle was manufactured the higher the figures are set. Like
CO and HC standard gas limit has been set to 2.5% and 1000 ppm
respectively. The results also shows that even without the filter, the tested
of gas relative to its particulate gas molecule component (HC AND CO).
When the filter was connected, the results shows that there was a
Yamaha MC. That also goes for the Suzuki MC with a decrease of 0.15%
The last test for the last motorcycle was different from the two previous
tests. In the third test for the 2017 model of Suzuki MC there was no
change though the motorcycles were not that type that emitted significant
large amounts of CO and HC. Results also shows that an average decrease
exhaust. The year of motorcycle models may also bring effects and
CONCLUSIONS
CO and HC
gases emitted
particulate gases
The prototype was not that very effective in filtering the smoke
gases.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The filter must have larger hole for the Exhaust Gas Analyzer
direction.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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_home
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https://patents.google.com/patent/US5633482A/en
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https://patents.google.com/patent/US4422519A/en
Compound Database:
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/nitrous_oxide
https://weekend.sunstar.com.ph/blog/2015/06/14/motorcycles
-a-threat-to-environment/?
(2015, July 23). Retrieved February 21, 2019, from The Ride
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motorcycle-exhausts-work/
https://www.theaa.com/driving-advice/fuels-
environment/emissions?
ABC: https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/why-are-
vehicles-exhaust-fumes-harmful-to-humans.html
Rider: https://www.dirtrider.com/difference-between-two-
stroke-and-four-stroke-engine?
https://www.cycleworld.com/everything-youve-ever-wanted-
to-know-about-motorc
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_4-Stroke_Gasoline-
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Motorcycle Pollution:
http://josiah.berkeley.edu/MiniProjects/MotorcyclePollution.
html?
Motorcycle Pollution:
http://josiah.berkeley.edu/MiniProjects/MotorcyclePollution.
html
Motorcycle Project:
https://www.motorcycleproject.com/text/exhaust_gas_analyz
er.html
http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/sponge_filtratio
n.html
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/247/4949/1431
Photo 1: Preparation of the materials