Due to upcoming Euro 7 legislation and the need to make mobility cleaner, non-exhaust particulate emissions are increasingly coming to the fore. These are non-exhaust particulate emissions, which mainly consist of tyre and brake particles as well as road pollution.

Objectives

The aim is to harmonise activities across borders with OEMs, academic institutions, government bodies, environmental authorities, the health sector and even standardisation bodies, in order to recommend overarching measures. In doing so, insights from international projects are to be utilised and mutual support provided at the national-international interface. The aim is also to derive harmonised and clearly defined measures from previously fragmented activities and to pool resources.

Contents

Within the project clear national and international interfaces will be defined to streamline these efforts and create a comprehensive map of activities in the field of tyre and brake wear, incorporating the key stakeholders, including countries, research institutions, companies and flagship projects. Furthermore, a standardisation protocol will be developed for the classification of tyre and brake wear to ensure consistency in research and policy. To facilitate knowledge exchange, we will organise workshops and seminars at national and international level, targeting representatives from universities, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), government agencies, the health sector, environmental authorities and standardisation bodies. Finally, contributions to the AMT-TCP website and participation in ExCo meetings will ensure that the results are widely disseminated to support ongoing dialogue and collaboration in this important area of environmental science.

Expected outcomes

• Harmonisation of activities
• Definition of national/international interfaces
• Creation of an 'Activity Map' in the field of tyre and brake wear (covering countries/regions, research institutions, companies, flagship projects, etc.)
• Standardisation protocol for the classification of tyre and brake wear particles
• National and international workshops/seminars for representatives from universities, OEMs, public authorities, the healthcare sector, environmental agencies or standardisation bodies
• Contributions to the AMT-TCP website, https://www.nachhaltigwirtschaften.at, ExCo meetings, etc.
• The final report will summarize the outcomes of the workshop and give recommendations for further activities at national level (not mandatory, e.g. research needs, collaboration or standardisation needs) and at international level (e.g. harmonisation, research needs).

Austria (Operating Agent), Brazil, China, France, Germany, UK and USA

Project lead

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carsten Gachot
Institute of Engineering Design and Product Development E307
Research Unit Tribology
Vienna University of Technology
Lehárgasse 6, 1060 Vienna
Phone: +43 (1) 58801 30763
E-Mail: carsten.gachot@tuwien.ac.at