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Published 11/07/2009 by IEEE-USA Today's Engineer


Biofuel Review: Part 2 - Emissions Impacts and Infrastructure Development

Biofuel Review Part 2: Emissions Impacts and Infrastructure Development

By Patrick E. Meyer

Introduction

Biofuels such as biodiesel and ethanol have recently emerged as potential solutions to achieving long-term sustainability in the transportation sector. In certain...

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Measuring the Biofuel Blend Ratio in Gasoline a...
As more mandates for a minimum of ethanol in gasoline and biodiesel in diesel come into effect, a large number of major oil companies are blending higher percentages ... - [11/06/2009 - Laboratory Equipment]

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...emissions. "These emissions are typically caused by fuel combustion during a particular stage, although some noncombustion emissions occur (e g., natural gas emissions from pipeline leaks and evaporative losses in refueling.)" (Winebrake et al...
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