Future role of ethers in U. S. gasoline
Conference
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OSTI ID:5333719
- Hy Ox Inc., Fallbrook, CA (US)
The author discusses how the role of oxygenates in the U.S. gasoline pool has reached a turning point in favor of ethers. Ethers are attractive as blending agents because of high octane quality, relatively low vapor pressure, and compatibility with hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range. Therefore this class of oxygenates will eventually preempt the position of alcohols as gasoline blending agents. In fact, methanol and cosolvents have already been largely replaced by methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTHE). Ethyl tertiary butyl either (ETBE) could, in the future, eliminate ethanol as a practical gasoline component except for isolated downstream blending operations.
- OSTI ID:
- 5333719
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8903125--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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