Automotive Fuels for the Future

Automotive Fuels for the Future

Which alternative motor fuels will be in common use tomorrow? Which criteria should be used to assess them? No simple answers exist. Complex trade-offs are involved in the decision-making process. But the most important ingredient for making informed choices is sound information produced by a transp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: International Energy Agency.
Autores Corporativos: International Energy Agency (-), International Energy Agency Implementing Agreement on Advanced Motor Fuels Automotive Fuels Information Service. Content Provider (content provider)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2000.
Materias:
Environment
Energy
Motor fuels > Alternative fuels.
Spark ignition engines > Fuel consumption.
Automobiles > Exhaust gas > Motors.
Automobiles.
Chemical & Materials Engineering
Engineering & Applied Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009704747006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Towards the Fuels of the Future
  • Part A. A Detailed Look at Automotive Fuels
  • 2. Fuels and their Characteristics
  • Fuels from Crude Oil
  • Gasoline
  • Diesel
  • LPG
  • Natural Gas
  • Methanol
  • Ethanol
  • Biodiesel
  • Hydrogen
  • DME
  • 3. Well-to-Wheel Energy Consumption and Emissions
  • 4. Fuel Costs
  • Part B. Comparing Automotive Fuels: The Search for an Ultimate Fuel
  • 5. Emissions
  • 6. Oil Dependency, Costs, and the Search for the Ultimate Fuel
  • References
  • Glossary

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