Alcohol fuels for highway vehicles

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5918937

McCallum, P W; Bechtold, R L; Ecklund, E E; Timbario, T J

This article predicts that coming years should see the appearance of neat alcohol fuels along with engines and vehicles optimized to make efficient use of them. It describes the current status of alcohol fuels utilization technology for spark ignition engine highway vehicles. Methanol, ethanol, methanol derivatives (ethers), and blends of each with gasoline are discussed. Alcohol fuels are currently receiving serious consideration as petroleum extenders and substitutes both for spark ignition (SI) and compression ignition (CI) powerplants. The focus is on SI engine applications. Alcohol fuels research is much further advanced in the SI engine area than it is for CI engines, the latter having begun to attract serious attention only recently. A notable feature of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)gasoline blends is their lack of aggressiveness toward automobile and motor fuel distribution system metals and nonmetals. Clinical studies have led to the conclusion that MTBE is no more toxic than unleaded gasoline to laboratory animals.

• Research Organization: Mueller Assoc., Inc, Baltimore, MD 21227
• OSTI ID: 5918937
• Journal Information: Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States) Vol. 78:8; ISSN CEPRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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