The origin and fate of organic pollutants from the combustion of alternative fuels: Phase 3 report. Final report, May 1, 1995--April 30, 1996

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/378256· OSTI ID:378256

Taylor, P H; Dellinger, B ^[1]

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1. Dayton Univ., OH (United States). Research Inst.

The overall objective of this project is to determine the impact of alternative fuels on air quality, particularly ozone formation. This objective will be met through steps: qualitative identification of alternative fuel combustion products; quantitative measurement of specific emission levels of these products; and determination of the fate of the combustion products in the atmosphere, particularly in terms of depletion or conversion by hydroxyl (OH) radical attack. The alternative fuels of interest are methanol, ethanol, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas. The role of the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) in this project is twofold. first, fused silica flow reactor instrumentation is being used to obtain both qualitative identification and quantitative emissions data on the thermal degradation products from the fuel-lean (oxidative), stoichiometric, and fuel-rich (pyrolytic) decomposition of methanol, ethanol,natural gas, and LP gas. Second, a laser photolysis/laser- induced fluorescence apparatus is being used to determine the rates and mechanisms of reaction of selected degradation products under atmospheric and combustion conditions. This draft final report contains the results of the third year of the study.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Dayton Univ., OH (United States). Research Inst.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 378256
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-425-21082; ON: DE96007952
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Jul 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALCOHOL FUELS
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES
VEHICLES
AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
EMISSION
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
METHANOL FUELS
POLLUTANTS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
AIR QUALITY
PROGRESS REPORT