Alcohol fuel

About: Alcohol fuel is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2030 publications have been published within this topic receiving 42757 citations.

Process for producing fuel methanol (motor fuel) from coke oven gas and metallurgical plant gas

Abstract: According to the invention, metallurgical plant gas and coke oven gas are mixed to give a synthesis gas having a stoichiometric H/CO ratio of about 1 and, by adaptation of the pressure and temperature and catalyst in the methanol synthesis, a product is obtained which, in addition to methanol, contains higher alcohols and can be used as a fuel additive for improving the octane number of unleaded petrol.

Fuel pump and fuel sender assembly

Abstract: A fuel tank assembly has a reservoir mounted to the bottom wall of a fuel tank, with a fuel pump unit and fuel sender unit both mounted to the reservoir The fuel pump unit is removably mounted to the reservoir by a fuel pump bracket and the fuel sender unit is removably mounted to the reservoir by a fuel sender bracket The reservoir, fuel pump bracket and fuel sender bracket can be composed of materials compatible with alcohol fuels or other fuel compositions

Global warming and urban smog: Cost-effectiveness of CAFE standards and alternative fuels

Abstract: In this paper we estimate the cost-effectiveness, in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, of increasing the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standard to 38 miles per gallon and substituting methanol, compressed natural gas (CNG), and reformulated gasoline for conventional gasoline. Greenhouse gas emissions are assessed over the entire fuel cycle and include carbon dioxide, methane, carbon monoxide, and nitrous oxide emissions. To account for joint environmental benefits, the cost per ton of greenhouse gas reduced is adjusted for reductions in volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, an ozone precursor. CNG is found to be the most cost-effective of these alternatives, followed by increasing the CAFE standard, substituting methanol for gasoline, and substituting reformulated for conventional gasoline. Including the VOC benefits does not change the ranking of the alternatives, but does make the alternative fuels look better relative to increasing the CAFE standard. None of the alternatives look cost-effective should a carbon tax of $35 per ton be passed, and only CNG under optimistic assumptions looks cost-effective with a tax of $100 per ton of carbon. 35 refs., 4 figs., 6 tabs.

Method and apparatus for utilizing alcohol as fuel for internal combustion engine

Abstract: This invention broadly relates to a fuel system for an internal combustion engine. More particularly the invention concerns a method and apparatus for utilizing alcohol as fuel for gasoline fed internal combustion engine, wherein the alcohol to gasoline ratio is controlled by a double acting metering device and the alcohol fuel is vaporized using heated positive crankcase ventilation gas.

Carbon balance analysis of corn fuel ethanol life cycle

Abstract: The quantity of greenhouse gas emissions (net carbon emissions) of corn-based fuel ethanol, which is known as an alternative for fossil fuel is an important criteria for evaluating its sustainability. The methodology of carbon balance analysis for fuel ethanol from corn was developed based on principles of life cycle analysis. For the production state of fuel ethanol from summer corn in China, carbon budgets in overall life cycle of the ethanol were evaluated and its main influence factors were identified. It presents that corn-based fuel ethanol has no obvious reduction of carbon emissions than gasoline, and potential improvement in carbon emission of the life cycle of corn ethanol could be achieved by reducing the nitrogen fertilizer and irrigation electricity used in the corn farming and energy consumption in the ethanol conversion process.