Current and future market developments for fuel alcohols and ethers

Conference · Fri Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:140226

Miller, Jr, K D ^[1]

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1. DeWitt & Co., Inc., Houston, TX (United States)

Methanol, ethanol and several mid-range ethers are oxygen-containing compounds which are used today as motor gasoline blendstocks, and which will see a dramatic growth as the US Clean Air Act comes into full effect. Oxygenated compounds have high octane characteristics, and their use is mandated by the Law in about half of US gasoline after 1995 since they have been found to reduce tailpipe emissions when blended into gasoline. This paper describes the physical and chemical characteristics of the major compounds, and describes the advantages and disadvantages of each. Market projections are presented for the United States, and in a general way for the rest of the world.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• OSTI ID: 140226
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-200-5768-Vol.2; CONF-9308106-Vol.2; ON: DE94000435; TRN: 93:003832-0030
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1. biomass conference of the Americas: energy, environment, agriculture, and industry, Burlington, VT (United States), 30 Aug - 2 Sep 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]; Related Information: Is Part Of First Biomass Conference of the Americas: Energy, environment, agriculture, and industry; Proceedings, Volume 2; PB: 711 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
MARKETING RESEARCH
GASOHOL
FUEL ADDITIVES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
MARKET
ALCOHOLS
ETHERS
BIOMASS
METHANOL
GASOLINE
AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
AIR POLLUTION
EXHAUST GASES
CLEAN AIR ACTS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES