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Reduction in diesel carbonyl emissions using F-T fuel from coal

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Jakober, 2008). Bin Hao, Chonglin Song, Gang Lv, Bo Li, Xiaofang Liu, Kan Wang, Yaowu Liu (2014) “Evaluation of the reduction in carbonyl emissions from a diesel engine using Fischer–Tropsch fuel synthesized from coal,” Fuel Vol. Kleeman (2008) “Carbonyl Emissions from Gasoline and Diesel Motor Vehicles,”. 2014.05.025.

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China’s GAC Debuts Ammonia-Powered Car Engine

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Corn-based ethanol was big for a while and the Germans have recently shown a renewed interest in carbon monoxide and hydrogen-based synthetic fuel stemming from the gasification of coal, biomass, and/or methane. Technological advancements aside, not everyone seems convinced that ammonia is going to be the new hotness.

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Researchers identify new nitrated PAH compounds from combustion that are hundreds of times more mutagenic than parent PAHs

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The findings were published in the ACS journal Environmental Science and Technology. PAHs form naturally as the result of almost any type of combustion, from a wood stove to an automobile engine, cigarette or a coal-fired power plant. Emissions Engines Health'

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CMU Paper: Market-Based Mechanisms for CO2 Reduction Will Be Insufficient to Attain Mid-Century Goals

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cap and trade or a carbon tax) is a likely key part of a US strategy to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, such a market-based approach alone will not induce the investments in long-lived technology required to achieve a 50 to 80% reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide by mid-century. Samaras et al. Samaras et al. per gallon.

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California Air Resources Board Pushes for Restoration of DOE Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles; Tackles the Four Miracles

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Commercialization of those technologies must start in the next decade, noted ARB Executive Officer Tom Cackette in a presentation at the recent Advanced Automotive Battery Conference. Source: DOE Hydrogen Program & Vehicle Technologies Program, 2009 Merit Review. kWh (350 bar, down 9% from 2008) for hydrogen storage.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 digs into the viscous world of biofuels and the fast-paced transit arena, exploring the technologies and substances that are the future of transportation. Like this post? About Gas 2.0

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

Last week, the Obama administration announced new fuel economy standards for automobiles that provides some incentives for electric cars. In 2008, transportation accounted for 22 percent of all city carbon emissions. million metric tons of transportation emissions in 2008. If by 2015, 2.5 That represents only 1.43