Effects of methanol fuel substitution on multi-day air-pollution episodes. Final report, 9 June 1984-8 April 1986
A series of indoor and outdoor environmental-chamber experiments were conducted to investigate the effects on ambient air quality of widespread conversion of motor vehicles to methanol fuel. Three organic surrogates were compared in 2- to -3-day NOx-air irradiations: a base-case mixture representing present emissions into the California South Coast Air Basin; a mixture in which 33% (by carbon) of the base mix was substituted by methanol; and a mixture in which 33% of the base mix was substituted by a 90% methanol, 108 formaldehyde mix. The organic/NOx ratio was varied from 3 to 15. Substitution by methanol alone resulted in reduced day 1 ozone and PAN formation in all experiments, with the ozone benefit being less on day 2.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Riverside (USA). Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
- OSTI ID:
- 6424708
- Report Number(s):
- PB-87-163945/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
ALCOHOLS
ALDEHYDES
AROMATICS
AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
AZINES
CHALCOGENIDES
DIAZO COMPOUNDS
DISPERSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ESTERS
EXHAUST GASES
FLUIDS
FORMALDEHYDE
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
METHANOL
MIXTURES
NAPHTHOLS
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID ESTERS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PAN
PEROXYACETYL NITRATE
PHENOLS
POLLUTION
PYRIDINES
WASTES