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Study Finds Strong Synergy Between Spark Ignition Engine Downsizing and Low-to-Moderate Alcohol Blend Fuels

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They determined relative in-vehicle fuel economies via drive cycle simulation for comparison to a naturally aspirated (NA) gasoline port fuel injection (PFI) engine. A Study of Gasoline-Alcohol Blended Fuels in an Advanced Turbocharged DISI Engine. ( Cairns et al. SAE 2009-01-0138). SAE 2009-01-0138 ).

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Co-Optima releases capstone report on first 4 years of work

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Of these 10 blendstocks, six were assessed to have the fewest significant practical barriers to adoption which include alcohols and an olefine (alkene): di-isobutylene, ethanol, a fusel alcohol blend, isobutanol, n-propanol, and isopropanol. What Will Work in the Real World?

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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Their results showed that in comparison with gasoline mode, CO emitted in methanol mode decreased 11.2%. 2015) “Experimental Investigation of a DISI Production Engine Fuelled with Methanol, Ethanol, Butanol and ISO-Stoichiometric Alcohol Blends,” SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-0768 doi: 10.4271/2015-01-0768. —Wang et al.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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d) further provides for alcohol blends as follows: Special provisions for alcohol blends. (1) For hydrous ethanol blends, this is accomplished primarily through the total heat of vaporization resulting from combining ethanol and water. As used in this section and Sec. 40 CFR § 80.27(d)