Corning expands light-duty vehicle exhaust filter capacity in Germany

1 November 2014

Corning Incorporated has boosted its light-duty vehicle filter capacity at its manufacturing facility in Kaiserslautern, Germany for both gasoline and diesel engined vehicles.

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Diesel vehicle manufacturers are striving for greater engine performance and fuel economy while meeting Euro 6 emissions standards under a myriad of driving conditions. The Corning DuraTrap AT HP filter, the latest advancement in Corning’s DuraTrap AT family of diesel filter products, is a compact aluminum titanate solution that meets those needs. Featuring an optimized material microstructure, the filter’s highly porous walls enable higher catalyst coatings to address tighter emissions limits without impacting fuel economy.

For gasoline vehicles, direct injection (GDI) engines are growing in popularity as drivers demand more fuel efficiency and engine power. These engines produce a high number of fine particulates that pollute the air.

European regulators intend to address this issue in upcoming regulations that will include “real-world-driving” standards, which establish more stringent emissions limits and address particulates generated by GDI engines.

In response, Corning has developed unique filter products to capture gasoline particulates without sacrificing engine performance. The new cordierite-based gasoline particulate filter (GPF) product family is designed to enable a range of system configurations as European car makers prepare to meet the new emissions standards. As North America continues to strive for cleaner air through tighter regulations, there are strong indicators that GPF technology also may expand to the region in the near future.