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Study quantifies impact of fuel composition on PM emissions from gasoline direct injection engines

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A recent open access study published in Nature’s Scientific Reports (Zhang & Cao, 2015) found that only 25 out of 190 cities in China could meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards of China; the population-weighted mean of PM 2.5 Storey et al. 2015.11.019 Storey, J., Szybist, J., 2015.11.019 Storey, J., Szybist, J., Fuels Lubr.

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Team from GM, Ford, FCA reviews how to calculate engine efficiency benefits of high octane fuels

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Alcohol and gasoline-alcohol blends also offer efficiency benefits independent of their octane value. Studzinski (2015) “The Effect of Compression Ratio, Fuel Octane Rating, and Ethanol Content on Spark-Ignition Engine Efficiency” Environmental Science & Technology doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01420. —Leone et al.

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