Agenda, Presentations and Posters of the 25th Conference


25th ETH Nanoparticles Conference (NPC), June 21-23, 2022

The ETH Nanoparticles Conference (NPC) in 2022 was organized as an online conference under the auspice of the Swiss Chemical Society (see website of the online conference, https://npc22.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 21, 2022

Welcome, Introduction and Conference Opening
Norbert Heeb, Empa
10.00  
Welcome Address from Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Stephan Renz, Carina Alles
10.10  
Session 1: Ambient air particles
Chairs: Martin Gysel, Norbert Heeb
   
Joel Corbin, National Research Council Canada
Mechanisms of soot aggregate restructuring and compaction
10.20 pdf
Georgios Kelesidis, ETH Zürich
Enhanced light absorption and radiative forcing by black carbon agglomerates
10.40 pdf
Anurag Chaudhary, Junoterra Technology Private Limited, New Delhi, India
Comparative assessment of indoor and outdoor air quality at a semi-urban site in Delhi for observing seasonal variations and potential health effects
11.00 pdf
Hiroyuki Hagino, Japan Automobile Research Institute
Environmental temperature effects on secondary organic and inorganic aerosols formed from vehicle exhausts
11.20 pdf, mp4
Samridhi Dwivedi, Isabella Thoburn College
Assessment of Sub-Micron Particulate Matter and associated Poly aromatic hydrocarbons in indoor and outdoor air of Lucknow city: Capital of the most populated state of India
11.30 pdf, mp4
LUNCH BREAK 12.00
Session 2: Aftertreatment
Chairs: Christophe Barro, Martin Stöckli
   
Seongho Jeong, Helmholtz Zentrum München/University of Rostock
Evaluation of aerosol emission from a marine diesel engine using a wet sulfur scrubber and filtration system for exhaust gas abatement
13.00 pdf
Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Nagoya University
Numerical simulation of SiC sponge potentially applied for gasoline particulate filter
13.20 pdf
Serap Karahanogullari, RWTH Aachen University
The effects of three-way catalyst samples on particulate emissions from a spark ignited single cylinder engine
13.40 pdf, mp4

Tawfiq Al-Wasif, CIEMAT
Experimental study on nanoparticles emissions from a TSI E6 vehicle beyond the boundary altitude conditions of the RDE

13.50 pdf, mp4
Anastasios Kontses, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Urban and Cold-Start Phase Particle Emissions of a Gasoline Hybrid and a CNG Vehicle
14.00 pdf
Janis Beimdiek, Paderborn University
Novel entrained flow SCR using online synthesized catalyst particles in flue gas cleaning systems
14.10 mp4
Daniel Wohter, RWTH Aachen University
Reduction of PAHs by the Use of Electrostatic Precipitators at Different Positions in the Exhaust Gas Stream of Logwood Stoves
14.20 pdf
BREAK 14.40
Session 3: Emission Control
Chairs: Martin Stöckli, Christophe Barro
   
Christophe Barro, Vir2sense
Virtual Sensor for Soot Emissions in Heavy Duty Diesel Engines using alternative Fuels
14.45 pdf
David B. Kittelson, University of Minnesota
Effective Density and IPSD Measurements of solid PM from a Lean and Stoichiometric GDI Engine Operating on Ethanol Blends
15.05 pdf
Akshat Jain, Indian Institute of Technology Goa
Enhancement in Performance Parameters and Reduction in Exhaust Emissions of a Compression Ignition Engine using Stable Nanofuel Suspension
15.25 pdf, mp4
Héctor García González, Instituto Nacional de Silicosis
Systems for the reduction of Combustion Generated Nanoparticles in Heavy Plant Machinery
15.35 pdf, mp4
BREAK 15.45

Session 4: Brake- and tyre-wear, non-combustion emissions
Chairs: Danilo Engelmann, Claus-Detlef Schegk
   
Linda Bondorf, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Measurement of brake and tyre wear emissions from a battery electric vehicle
16.00  
Heejung Jung, University of California, Riverside
Real-World Brake and Tire Wear PM Emissions Near Californian Highways
16.20 pdf
Maryam Zare Shahne, Khaje-Nasir-Toosi University of Technology
Determining the contribution of non-combustion sources by the fine PM source apportionment results in Tehran, Iran
16.40 pdf, mp4
Martin Tanner, TOFWERK AG
Inductuvely Coupled Nitrogen Plasma Mass Spectrometry for online monitoring of metals in airborne particles
16.50 mp4
End of Day 1 17.00  

 

Wednesday June 22, 2022

Session 5: Nanoparticle metrology A
Chairs: Konstantina Vasilatou, Oliver Bischof
   

Martin Fierz, naneos particle solutions
A new device for fast solid-volatile nanoparticle differentiation

10.00 pdf

Martin Irwin, Catalytic Instruments
Characterising the Silver Particle Generator: a pathway towards standardising aerosol generation

10.20 pdf

Alejandro Keller, FHNW
The organic coating unit, an all-in-one system for reproducible generation of secondary organic aerosol

10.40 pdf

Una Trivanovic, ETH Zürich
High-throughput generation of aircraft-like soot

11.00 pdf, mp4

Sonia Lara Gomez, Castilla La Mancha University
Accurate quantification of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) adsorbed on soot samples

11.10  
Exhibitor Session
Chair: Heinz Burtscher
, FHNW/ISE
   

Jürgen Spielvogel, TSI GmbH
Airborne Particle Measurement Used in Brake Wear Emission Research, Occupational Exposure Assessments and Numerous Other Applications

11.20 pdf

Markus Nikka, Dekati Ltd.
Dekati® ePNC™ - A Novel Technology for Regulatory PTI Particle Number Measurements

11.35 mp4

Mettler Toledo GmbH
METTLER TOLEDO's Filter Weighing Solutions – Main Product Highlights

11.50 mp4
LUNCH BREAK 12.00

Session 6: Nanoparticle metrology B
Chairs: Oliver Bischof, Konstantina Vasilatou
   

Griša Močnik, University of Nova Gorica
A dual-wavelength photothermal aerosol absorption monitor: design, calibration and measurements of absorption enhancement due to coating

13.00 pdf

Evangelos Stefanidis, University of Connecticut
In-situ Characterization of Catalyst Nanoparticles from Reactive Spray Deposition Technology (RSDT)

13.20 pdf

María Aranda, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Soybean/palm biodiesel soot: characterization and heterogeneous reactivity with NO2 and CF3COOH

13.40  

Jason Scott, Carleton University
Flame Spray Pyrolysis to Asses Sustainable Aviation Fuel Emissions

13.50  
BREAK 14.00

Session 7: Health effects A: aircraft
Chairs: Nino Künzli, Barbara Rothen
   

Ulla Vogel, National Research Centre for the Working Environment
Airport emission particles: exposure characterization and toxicity following intratracheal instillation in mice

14.15 pdf

Mathilde Delaval, Helmholtz Munich
Respiratory health effects of aircraft emissions: an in vitro study for evaluating the toxicity of non-volatile particulate matter from an aircraft turbofan engine on bronchial epithelial cells

14.35 pdf

Anna Wu, University of Southern California
Airport-related ultrafine particles and risk of malignant brain cancer among Los Angeles participants in the Multiethnic Cohort Study

14.55 pdf
BREAK 15.15
Session 8: Health effects B: viruses and wood combustion
Chair: Loretta Müller, Ron Kappeler
   

Meghan Rebuli, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Impact of combustion-generated particles on respiratory response to viral infection

15.30 pdf

Verena Haefner, Helmholtz Zentrum München
Nanoparticle-Triggered Reactivation of Latent Virus Infection – A Link between the Inflammatory Response to Air Pollutants and Chronic Lung Disease

15.50 mp4

Lianyong Han, Helmholtz Zentrum München
Environmental nanoparticle exposure triggers gammaherpesvirus reactivation via the MAPK signaling pathway in macrophages

16.10 pdf

Uschi Graham, University of Kentucky
Inhalation Exposure to Wildfire and Burn Pit Smoke: A Common Etiology for Neurogenic and Oncogenic Diseases of the Brain Involving Iron?

16.20 pdf

Arya Mukherjee, University Of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, FI-70211, Finland
Particle effective densities and size distributions in vehicular and wood combustion exhaust emissions: Implications to particle deposition in the human respiratory system

16.40 pdf, mp4

Manuel Garcia-Käufer, University Hospital Center Freiburg
Health Impact Assessment of inhaled log wood stove emissions by means of novel in-vitro exposure devices based on the air-liquid interface technique to evaluate the efficiency of technical emission reduction measures on the biological effect level

16.50  
End of Day 2 17.00

 

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Session 9: Occupational and indoor exposure, fundamentals and future legislation
Chairs: Christoph Hüglin, Norbert Heeb

Heinz Burtscher, FHNW/ISE, Andreas Mayer, NanoCleanAir 
Indoor Protection from Viruses and Combustion Generated Nanoparticles

10.00 pdf

Stig Koust, Danish Technological Institute
Evaluating clean air technologies for mobile air purifiers

10.20 pdf

Kaare Press-Kristensen, Green Transition Denmark 
The efficiency of mobile air purifiers in private homes

10.40 pdf, mp4

Shobhana  Ramteke, Integrated Regional Office, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Distribution Size Segregation, Sources of Indoor Particulate Matter during burning of Mosquito Coils and Incense Sticks Emissions and their Health Impacts

10.50 mp4

Klaudia Köbölová, Brno University of Technology
Influence of the combustion phase on the physico-chemical properties of particulate matter

10.20 mp4

Farnaz Khosravi, University of Connecticut
Controlling the Sampling Parameters to quench Collision Growth of Soot Particles extracted from Laminar Premixed Flames

11.10 pdf, mp4

Yadvendra Ahlawat, The NorthCap University Gurugram, India
A critical evaluation of failures in current air pollution control policies in India and proposal of innovative future policy perspectives

11.20 pdf, mp4
Awards Ceremony 2021
Oliver Bischof
11.30  
LUNCH BREAK 12.00

Session 10: Health effects C: toxicology
Chairs: Loretta Müller, Nino Künzli
   

Anusmita Das, Helmholtz Munich
Generation and characterization of ultrafine soot particles with similar physical but varying chemical properties enabling differential toxicological assessment in human lung cells

13.00 pdf

Maurizio Gualtieri, University of Milano-Bicocca
On the toxicological effects of primary vs secondary aerosols: implication for human health

13.20 pdf, mp4

Anna von Mikecz, IUF — Leibniz Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Duesseldorf, Germany
From roadside to lab with elegant roundworms

13.30  

Inge Scharpf, IUF – Leibniz Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Effects of Traffic-Related Nanoparticles in the animal model C. elegans: Neurodegeneration and Neurodegenerative Diseases

13.50 pdf, mp4
   

Focus Event: New legislation to guide the world  
Part 1: New ambient air legislation
Chairs: Andreas Mayer, Norbert Heeb
   

Andreas Mayer, TTM
How to guide legislation - An introduction to the ETH-NPC focus event

14.00 pdf

Nino Künzli, Swiss TPH, University of Basel
Role of the new WHO Air Quality Guidelines

14.20  

Christoph Hüglin, Empa
On the effects of past and future ambient air regulations on air quality in Switzerland

14.40 pdf
BREAK 15.00  
Part 2: New vehicle legislation and inspection
Chairs: Andreas Mayer, Norbert Heeb
   

Pascal Buerkenhoudt, CITA, International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee
Cleaner air due to vehicle approval or vehicle inspection?

15.20 pdf

Norbert Heeb, Empa
New legislation to guide the world: Where are we now and in which direction should we go?

15.40 pdf
Part 3: Panel Discussion
Moderators: Loretta Müller, Oliver Bischof
   
Panel Discussion 16.00  
Closing Words and Goodbye
Loretta Müller
16.50  
End of the Conference 17.00

 

Posters

Ambient air particles
   

Julija Pauraite, State research institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology
Alteration of single scattering albedo during high pollution event in Vilnius, Lithuania

  mp4
Agne Minderyte, Vilnius University
Assessment of personal exposure to black carbon pollution level in an urban area
 

mp4

Samridhi Dwivedi, Isabella Thoburn College
Assessment of Sub-Micron Particulate Matter and associated Poly aromatic hydrocarbons in indoor and outdoor air of Lucknow city: Capital of the most populated state of India
pdf, mp4
Vaios Moschos, Paul Scherrer Institute
Brown-black carbon aerosol ambient sources, absorption properties and optical interactions
 

mp4

Hiroyuki Hagino, Japan Automobile Research Institute
Environmental temperature effects on secondary organic and inorganic aerosols formed from vehicle exhausts
  pdf, mp4

Exhaust aftertreatment
 

Tawfiq Al-Wasif, CIEMAT
Experimental study on nanoparticles emissions from a TSI E6 vehicle beyond the boundary altitude conditions of the RDE

 

pdf, mp4

Janis Beimdiek, Paderborn University
Novel entrained flow SCR using online synthesized catalyst particles in flue gas cleaning systems
  mp4
Serap Karahanogullari, RWTH Aachen University
The effects of three-way catalyst samples on particulate emissions from a spark ignited single cylinder engine
 

pdf, mp4

Anastasios Kontses, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Urban and Cold-State Phase Particle Emissions of a Gasoline Hybrid and a CNG Vehicle
  pdf, mp4

Emission control
 

Akshat Jain, Indian Institute of Technology Goa
Enhancement in Performance Parameters and Reduction in Exhaust Emissions of a Compression Ignition Engine using Stable Nanofuel Suspension

 

pdf, mp4

Markus Nikka, Dekati Ltd.
Performance of the new PN-PEMS instrument MPEC+ and comparison of real driving emission between cold and warm engine for a fleet of EURO 5 and Euro 6 vehicles
  mp4
Pablo Menéndez-Cabo, Instituto Nacional de Silicosis
Systems for the reduction of Combustion Generated Nanoparticles in Heavy Plant Machinery
  pdf, mp4

Brake- & tyre wear, non-road particles
 

Maryam Zare Shahne, Khaje-Nasir-Toosi university of Technology
Determining the contribution of non-combustion sources by the fine PM source apportionment results in Tehran, Iran

 

pdf, mp4

Martin Tanner, TOFWERK AG
Inductively Coupled Nitrogen Plasma Mass Spectrometry for online monitoring of metals in airborne particles
  mp4

Nanoparticle metrology
 

Angelina Del, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Department 3.4, WG 3.43
A suitable aerosol generator for infield-calibration of particle number devices for PTI and low-cost black carbon absorption photometers

 

mp4

Sonia Lara, Castilla La Mancha University
Accurate quantification of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) adsorbed on soot samples
  mp4
Markus Nikka, Dekati Ltd.
Dekati® ePNC™ - A Novel Technology for Regulatory PTI Particle Number Measurements
 

mp4

Jason Scott, Carleton University
Flame Spray Pyrolysis to Asses Sustainable Aviation Fuel Emissions
  mp4
Una Trivanovic, ETH Zürich
High-throughput generation of aircraft-like soot
  pdf, mp4

Health effects
 

Chloé Chivé, Université Paris Cité and ADEME
Exposure to PM2.5 on the severity of respiratory infections

 

mp4

Tahmeena Khan, Integral University, Lucknow
Indoor Air Pollution and COVID-19 load in Lucknow - Capital of Most Populate Indian state
  mp4
Inge Scharpf, IUF – Leibniz Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Effects of Traffic-Related Nanoparticles in the animal model C. elegans: Neurodegeneration and Neurodegenerative Diseases
 

pdf, mp4

Lianyong Han, Helmholtz Zentrum München
Environmental nanoparticle exposure triggers gammaherpesvirus reactivation via the MAPK signaling pathway in macrophages
  pdf, mp4

Dang Tri Le, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Nanoparticles – Neurodegeneration in nematode C. elegans, a causative relationship

  mp4
Maurizio Gualtieri, University of Milano-Bicocca
On the toxicological effects of primary vs secondary aerosols: implication for human health
  pdf, mp4
Arya Mukherjee, University Of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, FI-70211, Finland
Particle effective densities and size distributions in vehicular and wood combustion exhaust emissions: Implications to particle deposition in the human respiratory system
  pdf, mp4

Occupational and indoor exposure
 

Anam Taushiba, Isabella Thoburn college
Assessment of Indoor air quality in three different hospitals in Lucknow city-Most populous city in India

  mp4
Farheen Zehra, Isabella Thoburn college
Controlling the indoor air pollutants utilising the solid industrial waste: a case study on coal fly ash
  mp4
Shobhana Ramteke, Integrated Regional Office, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Distribution, size segregation, sources of indoor particulate matter during burning ofmosquito coils and incense sticks emissions and their health impacts
  mp4
Kaare Press-Kristensen, Green Transition Denmark
The efficiency of mobile air purifiers in private homes
  pdf, mp4

Fundamentals
 

Farnaz Khosravi, University of Connecticut
Controlling the Sampling Parameters to quench Collision Growth of Soot Particles extracted from Laminar Premixed Flames

  pdf, mp4
Klaudia Köbölová, Brno University of Technology
Influence of the combustion phase on the physico-chemical properties of particulate matter
  mp4
Hossein Rahbar, Carleton University
Sintering rate of nickel nanoparticles by molecular dynamics
  mp4

Future Legislation
 
Yadvendra Ahlawat, The NorthCap University Gurugram, India
A critical evaluation of failures in current air pollution control policies in India and proposal of innovative future policy perspectives.
  pdf, mp4
Avdesh Bhardawaj, Juno Terra Technology Private Limited Delhi, India
Design and development of a model policy document for controlling air pollution in Delhi and NCR of India.
  mp4