Progress in the study of the emission characteristics of intermediate and semivolatile organic compounds from motor vehicles.

Previous studies have demonstrated that intermediate-volatility and semivolatile organic compounds (I/SVOCs) are important precursors of secondary organic aerosols. Motor vehicles are important sources of atmospheric I/SVOC emissions. In this paper, existing test methods for motor vehicle I/SVOCs are summarized, the advantages and disadvantages of various sampling methods and analytical techniques are compared, and the main factors influencing motor vehicle I/SVOC emissions are analyzed. The results show that the on-board test method compensates for the shortcomings of the bench test method, reflects the emission characteristics of I/SVOCs on actual roads, and has great application potential. The identification capability of traditional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for I/SVOCs is very limited, whereas the high sensitivity and species identification capability of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography provide obvious advantages in the study of I/SVOC samples. Motor vehicle I/SVOC emissions are influenced by many factors. The individual and combined effects of different factors remain uncertain, so the importance of control variables must be more notably emphasized in future studies of influencing factors. In this paper, a systematic review is offered that could serve as a valuable reference for future research on motor vehicle I/SVOC emissions and contribute to mitigating fine particulate matter pollution.