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Alcohol fuel
About: Alcohol fuel is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2030 publications have been published within this topic receiving 42757 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, an efficient oxide supported electrocatalyst for hydrogen and alcohol fuel cells is developed, which is characterized by a low content of platinum, exhibit high activity in the oxidation of low-molecular alcohols and tolerance to the CO poisoning.
Abstract: Efficient oxide supported electrocatalysts for hydrogen and alcohol fuel cells are developed. They are characterized by a low content of platinum, exhibit high activity in the oxidation of low-molecular alcohols and tolerance to the CO poisoning. It is shown that the application of catalysts developed (Pt/SnO2-SbO
x
) enables one to raise the power of fuel cells operating on ethanol approximately by two times as compared with similar fuel cells with commercial PtRu/C catalysts.
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05 Apr 1982
TL;DR: The use of methanol and ethanol as gasoline extenders or substitutes has been studied in the United States since the 1973 OPEC oil crisis and the rise of imported crude oil prices, and questionable availability of petroleum supplies.
Abstract: Since the 1973 OPEC oil crisis, the rise of imported crude oil prices, and the questionable availability of petroleum supplies, the United States has been forced to investigate liquid-fuel alternatives. Alcohol fuels, including methanol and ethanol, offer the most realistic near-term potential as gasoline extenders or substitutes. This book is the
15 citations
01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, the use of bio-fuels in spark-ignition and compressionignition engines is discussed, and the technologies which enable the operation of flexible fuel vehicles, alcohol-gasoline bi-fuel vehicles, and tri-flex fuel vehicles are reviewed.
Abstract: This chapter focuses on the use of biofuels in spark-ignition and compression-ignition engines. The use of biodiesel in the form of FAME and HVO is discussed briefly before centring on the use of use of the low carbon number alcohols, methanol and ethanol; the use of butanol is also discussed. The physico-chemical properties of these pure fuels are described and the variation of these properties as the alcohols are blended with gasoline is quantified. The chapter also reviews the technologies which enable the operation of flexible-fuel vehicles, alcohol-gasoline bi-fuel vehicles, and tri-flex fuel vehicles. The concept of iso-stoichiometric ternary blends is introduced as a means of providing a more fungible platform for renewable liquid fuels.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the combustion and emission characteristics of alcohol fuels in a CAI combustion engine have been investigated by heat releases analysis through in-cylinder pressure measurement and auto-ignition reactions through high-speed chemiluminescence imaging.
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10 Dec 1999
TL;DR: In this paper, a base fuel oil, having improved response to lubricity additives, for diesel fuel oil characterized by (1) sulfur content of 0.03 wt% or less, (2) nitrogen content of 35 wt.
Abstract: This invention provides a base fuel oil, having improved response to lubricity additives, for diesel fuel oil characterized by (1) sulfur content of 0.03 wt% or less, (2) nitrogen content of 35 wt. ppm or less, (3) density of 0.835 g/cm3 or less and (4) solubility parameter of 7.00 to 8.10, and also provides a diesel fuel oil composition comprising the above base fuel oil incorporated with a lubricity additive.
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