Pay-for-use organic compound profiling and benchmarking database containing test results and raw data from independently-sourced samples from over 40 manufacturers and hundreds of different models of tyres. Utilizes two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry to yield a chemical fingerprint for each tyre. The test method is designed to simulate the leaching of organic compounds over time from tyres and their wear products.

Measurements

• Tyre mass loss

• Real-time particle mass and number

• Tyre compound composition

Types of testing

• Product range comparison and uniformity

• Effects of vehicle weight and drivetrain on particle loss rates

• Competitor benchmarking

• Compound analysis

• R&D for lower-emission tyres

• Accident forensics

Test equipment

Compound analysis is conducted using a Micro Chamber, pyrolysis and a two-dimensional gas chromatography system coupled with a time-of-flight mass spectrometer.

EQUA tyre wear database

Emissions Analytics tyre index represents a unique resource to aid market intelligence, product development and product identification. The database covers the spectrum of tyres from budget to premium, fuel saving to performance, summer, winter and all-season.

Brand new, market representative, tyres are sampled and analysed via GCxGC-TOF-MS to obtain a chemical fingerprint of each compound. This information along with each tyre’s metadata form a comprehensive and accessible research library.

Tyre types:

• Passenger car

• Performance

• SUV

• Light Commercial

• Heavy commercial

Metadata includes:

• Manufacturer

• Tyre model

• Tyre type

• Aspect ratio

• Speed rating

• Place of manufacture

• Year of manufacture