Study of Gasohol as Alternative Fuel for Gasoline Substitution:  Characteristics and Performances

Murachman, Bardi; Pranantyo, Dicky; Putra, Eddie Sandjaya

doi:10.14710/ijred.3.3.175-183

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“…The viscosity, ASTM color, flash point and pour point of both fuels were not measurable in this study. The Reid vapor pressures (RVP) of these fuels were observed as 58.00 and 41.00 kPa; notably, it had been studied that the gasohol containing 2.50% of industrial ethanol 96% gives an RPV of 56.54 kPa [23]. The RPV standard issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in the range of 54-62 kPa, which is comparable to that of the present investigation.…”

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“…A study on the emulsion fuel blend of ethanol and gasoline with a RON of 88 was conducted previously [22]. Authors [23][24] reported obtaining a blended fuel (gasoline and ethanol) with a technical ethanol concentration of 96%. Increasing the amount of ethanol in fuel could increase the research octane number (RON), substance density, and kinematics.…”

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Study of The Composition, Fuel Parameter, and Triangular Graph of A Gasoline and Aqueous Ethanol Fuel Blend in a Single Phase

Sangian¹,

Ibrahim²,

Mosey³

et al. 2020

Rev. Chim.

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This study investigates the composition and fuel parameters of a fuel blend of aqueous ethanol and gasoline, with RONs (Research Octane Numbers) of 90 and 92, called pertalite and pertamax in Indonesia, respectively. The emulsion fuel blend of gasoline and ethanol was prepared successfully, and the concentrations ranged from 80 to 98% (v/v). The steps employed in this work are as follows: first, the fermentation of sugar tapped from a palm tree (Arenga pinnata). The obtained liquor containing ethanol was distilled using a reflux still to separate ethanol and water. The purity of the ethanol obtained from the reflux process ranged from 80 to 96%, depending on the column temperature set. Ethanol solutions of 97 and 98% purities were obtained through an absorption method employing lime particles. Subsequently, aqueous ethanol was blended with gasoline manually inside a flask. It was discovered that the minimum ethanol concentration, which could be blended with pertalite to form a single-phase substance, was 80%. By using 80% ethanol in the blending process, the composition ratio of pertalite, pure ethanol, and water was recorded as 1:11.65:2.91 (in volume unit), while this was not the case with pertamax. The minimum ethanol concentration that could be blended with pertamax to form a single-phase emulsion was 88%, with a composition ratio of 1:5.91:0.81. The composition proportions of the three components with 96% ethanol were 1:0.27:0.01 (RON 90) and 1:0.41:0.02 (RON 92). It was observed that the higher the ethanol concentration, the less the amount of ethanol required for the blending process with gasoline to form a single-phase emulsion.

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Study of The Composition, Fuel Parameter, and Triangular Graph of A Gasoline and Aqueous Ethanol Fuel Blend in a Single Phase

Sangian¹,

Ibrahim²,

Mosey³

et al. 2020

Rev. Chim.

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“…1-3. All the curves have a typical sigmoidal profile, characteristic for liquids with many components [19,20]. Reference points of the distillation curve are the initial boiling point (IBP), final boiling point (FBP) and intermediate points: T10, T50 and T90 (according to ASTM 4814) that represent the temperature at which 10, 50 and 90 respectively, distilled volume is recovered.…”

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Study of the influence of alcohols addition to gasoline on the distillation curve, and vapor pressure

Nita

Geacai

Osman

et al. 2019

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry

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The properties of gasoline change as a result of blending with an alcohol. The aim of this paper is to report new experimental data on distillation curve and Reid vapor pressure of pseudo-binary blends of a catalytic reforming gasoline with ethanol, i-propanol and n-butanol, respectively. Gasoline blend with ethanol was used as reference for discussing properties of isopropanol and respectively, n-butanol blends with gasoline. The main conclusion is that alcohol addition to gasoline affects the relevant characteristics of the blend that influence engine operation. Gasoline+i-propanol blends have intermediate behavior between gasoline+ethanol and gasoline+n-butanol blends.

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“…For this purpose, the effect of oxygenated fuels on exhaust emissions at the low ambient temperature startup and warm-up operation of the SI engine was investigated. It does not require any modifications to the engine when using gasoline/alcohol mixtures containing low amounts of alcohol (Murachman et al 2014), so ethanol and methanol (10% by vol.) were used as alternative fuels.…”

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Düşük Çevre Sicakliğinda E10 Ve M10 Yakitli Buji̇ İle Ateşlemeli̇ Bi̇r Motorda Egzoz Emi̇syonlarinin Deği̇şi̇mi̇

Topgül¹,

Çınar²,

Özdemir³

2021

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Biomass fuels are important alternatives to conventional energy sources such as petroleum-based fuels. Biomass fuels especially alcohols have been used in passenger cars. Alcohol blends with gasoline constitute a general use. Particularly, modification of the engine is not required when using at low rates, like gasohol. Gasohol consists of a mixture of gasoline and especially ethanol, and it contains generally 10 percent alcohol. This study deals with the effect of the usage of low alcohol containing (10% ethanol or 10% methanol) blends on the exhaust emissions caused by an SI engine in the 600 seconds of the engine’s operating period from the cold start-up. According to the experimental results, the leaning effect of alcohol on the emissions is clearer in the initial 150 seconds of the experiments. The engine-out CO emissions decreased on average 34.5% for E10 fuel and 44.8% for M10 fuel compared to unleaded gasoline. Also, in the first 150 seconds, an average reduction of 23.2% E10 fuel and 25% M10 was observed in HC. When it comes to the engine-out NO, there were no significant differences by fuel type. Besides, in the study, the tailpipe emissions and converter efficiency were examined by heating the catalytic converter without changing other experimental conditions. Emissions were significantly reduced in all fuels, while efficiency reached 100%, especially for CO emissions.

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Study of Gasohol as Alternative Fuel for Gasoline Substitution: Characteristics and Performances

Cited by 11 publications

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Study of The Composition, Fuel Parameter, and Triangular Graph of A Gasoline and Aqueous Ethanol Fuel Blend in a Single Phase

Study of The Composition, Fuel Parameter, and Triangular Graph of A Gasoline and Aqueous Ethanol Fuel Blend in a Single Phase

Study of the influence of alcohols addition to gasoline on the distillation curve, and vapor pressure

Düşük Çevre Sicakliğinda E10 Ve M10 Yakitli Buji̇ İle Ateşlemeli̇ Bi̇r Motorda Egzoz Emi̇syonlarinin Deği̇şi̇mi̇

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