Owing to the increasing global demand for energy, the consumption of fossil fuels has increased; however, the utilization of such fuels negatively affects the environment. This has also led to major issues, including global warming, climate change, rising sea levels, and the depletion of carbon-based fuels. Petroleum-based energy supplements are mainly responsible for these problems. More specifically, environmental concerns have peaked after the critical CO2 level was exceeded. Thus, now more than ever, it is imperative to increase the percentage of clean and renewable energy sources used to address energy demands. In this regard, this study intends to reveal the performance, combustion, and emission characteristics of various means of transportation using alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol, as alternative fuels. The primary means of transportation include passenger cars, commercial vehicles, ships, locomotives, non-road vehicles, and alternative powering systems employing fuel cells supplied with alcohols. The effects of using alcohols as alternative fuels and carbon neutral characteristics, combustion characteristics, and emissions such as NOx, CO, HC, particulate matter, and CO2 were also investigated.


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    Title :

    Alcohols as Alternative Fuels for Transport


    Additional title:

    Energy, Environment, and Sustainability


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2022-01-01


    Size :

    53 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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