Глава 3 (Chapter 3) книги "Handbook on Bioethanol: Production and Utilization" (Edited by
Ch.E. Wyman). 25 p. На англ. языке.Рассмотрены аспекты применения этанола, как моторного топлива в двигателях внутреннего сгорания.
Содержание главы: введение, спецификации этанола как топлива, свойства этанола и влияние на эффективность двигателя, предположения о эффективности этанола, взаимодействие топлива и двигателя, смеси топлив с этанолом, токсичность выхлопа при сгорании этанольных топлив, ссылки.Ethanol has long been recognized as a high-quality transportation fuel. It can be used in low-level gasoline blends (E10) for unmodified vehicles designed to run on gasoline, or in higher-level blends (E85, E95, or even approved E100 with a suitable denaturant) for dedicated or flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs). Because ethanol has not been used extensively in high-level blends, the technology to fully take advantage of its excellent fuel properties has not yet been developed to a mature state. Significant improvements in ethanol utilization technology are expected in the near future. Ethanol's advantages in power, energy efficiency, and emission performance are recognized when compared to conventional diesel or gasoline fuels now used predominantly for transportation. A combination of new cellulosic biomass production technology with advanced utilization technology for ethanol vehicles may result in ethanol's developing a significant market share in the global transportation fuel market.
