Environmental readiness document. Transportation programs, FY 1980: alcohol fuels; organic Rankine cycle system working fluids

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5076859

This Environmental Readiness Document was prepared to assist DOE in evaluating the commercial readiness of two transportation programs technologies: alcohol fuels utilization and organic Rankine cycle system working fluids, with respect to environmental issues. An effort has been made to identify potential environmental problems that may be encountered based on current knowledge, proposed and possible new environmental regulations, and the uncertainties inherent in planned environmental research. It is concluded that alcohol fuels, neat or mixed, appear to have a high probability of achieving environmental acceptability, and that the organic working fluids proposed for Rankine cycle systems for recovering heat from engines must be evaluated carefully for potential public health risks related to flammability, toxicity, mutagenicity/carcinogencity, and ecological effects. (LCL)

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Environmental Assessments
• OSTI ID: 5076859
• Report Number(s): DOE/ERD-0027
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
ALCOHOL FUELS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
HEALTH HAZARDS
AUTOMOBILES
RANKINE CYCLE POWER SYSTEMS
WORKING FLUIDS
DIESEL ENGINES
DIESEL FUELS
ETHANOL FUELS
EXHAUST GASES
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
GAS TURBINES
HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
METHANOL FUELS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
HAZARDS
HEAT ENGINES
MACHINERY
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POWER SYSTEMS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY
VEHICLES
WASTES
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