NxtGen Emission Controls Inc., Burnaby, British Columbia, and Süd-Chemie Group, Munich, Germany, have introduced a lower cost, high-efficiency diesel particulate filter optimized for low-temperature regeneration. The collaborative development effort generated up to 40 percent savings as a result of optimizing the filter with nearly 60 percent less precious metal. Early results indicate the Nxt-Gen syngas generator and proprietary control algorithm, coupled with Süd-Chemie’s proprietary particulate filter technology, offers a potential solution that is functional even during low-temperature operation of the engine, including idle conditions.