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11 SIG meeting on Particulate Matter Filtration Flows

Location: University College London, 15 December 2025

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Summary

The 11th meeting of the Special Interest Group continues looking at challenges and solutions to Particulate Matter emissions from a range of sources, from internal combustion engines to emissions from tyres and quarries.

Registration Link

Please use this link to register your attendance:

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Venue

The meeting will take place at University College London, room 508 of the UCL Roberts Building, UCL Bloomsbury Campus.

The building is marked with a red circle on this map:

UCL Bloomsbury Campus Map

Please use this link for general instructions on how to get to UCL Engineering:

Getting Here

PROVISIONAL meeting agenda

PDF can downloaded here

09.30 – 09.50 Arrival and refreshments

09.50 – 10.00 Welcome address

10.00 – 10.30 Amber Yeoman (University of York)

The changing trends of consumer product volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions

10.30 – 11.00 Emma Hailwood, Paul Hellier, Nicos Ladommatos (UCL); Martin Leonard (UK Health Security Agency)

Speciation and toxicological response of particulate phase-PAH produced from biodiesel blends in a light duty engine

11.00 – 11.15 Break/discussions

11.15 – 11.45 Mohammad Almorat, Paul Hellier, Nicos Ladommatos, University College London

Effects of temperature and residence time on the pyrolysis of acetone and methyl acetate in a flow reactor

11.45 – 12.15 Callum Samuels (University of Coventry, OhmSpace)

Effect of the flow entry angle on the flow regime and pressure losses in catalysts and filters

12.15 – 13.15 Lunch break and discussions

13.15 – 13.45 Reza Ziarati (C4FF)

Air Quality Measurement vs. Modelling and Simulation – Key Factors in Modelling Air Quality in Establishing a Quarry in Warwickshire

13.45 – 14.15 Vasileios Matthaios (University of Liverpool)

Air pollution exposure inside vehicle cabins, influencing factors and mitigation strategies

14:15 - 14:30 Break/discussions

14.30 – 15.00 Jon Andersson (Ricardo)

Brake and tyre wear particle emissions results from Phase 2 of the DfT Brake & Tyre Emissions Project

15.00 – 15.30 Jerry Hall (Cambustion)

Title to be confirmed

15.30 – 15.45 Closing remarks and networking

15.45 Tour (optional)