Handbook of Fuels Energy Sources for Transportation

by Elvers, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9783527307401
• ISBN10: 3527307400
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-28
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
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Summary

This comprehensive overview of most types of fuels used to power vehicles and the processes used in their production focuses mainly on automotive fuels, although aviation and marine fuels are described as well as such alternative and novel fuels as ethanol, methanol, and natural gas.Based on thoroughly updated articles from the Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, this handbook is not only valuable for students and graduate scientists from various industries, but also for journalists interested in this field.

Author Biography

Barbara Elvers studied chemistry at the University of Hamburg from 1970 to 1979 where she received her PhD in carbohydrate chemistry. After working in a research project in biochemistry at the university hospital in Hamburg she moved to the United States of America in 1980 where she was employed as a visiting scientist at SRI, Palo Alto, in the life science department. She started working for VCH in 1985, first as a freelance translator of textbooks in chemistry, and from 1987 onwards as an editor of Ullmann's Encyclopedia. One of the main subjects of her editorial work was the acquisition of authors and articles in the field of energy generation and fuels. Dr. Elvers has been living in Hamburg since 1996, working as an editor for Ullmann's and other reference works and for the Wiley-VCH journal Starch/StSrke.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

History of the Spark Ignited "Otto" Engine and of Gasoline

History of Diesel Engine and of Diesel Fuel

Oil Refining

Introduction

Crude Oils and Products

Oil Refining Processes

Environmental Protection in Oil Refining

Integrated Refinery Models

Corrosion and Materials

Testing and Analysis

Storage and Transport

References

Abbreviations

Automotive Fuels

History

Engine Technology

Fuel Composition and Engine Efficiency

Fuel Components

Fuel Additives

Fuel Standardization and Testing

Storage and Transportation

Alternative Fuels

References

Hydrogen

History

Properties

Occurrence

Production

Handling

Hydrogen Fuel Systems

References

Fuel Cells

The Function of Fuel Cells

History

Fuel Cells and their Applications

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Fuel Processing

Fuel Cells for Vehicle Propulsion

References

Octane Enhancers

Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether and Ethyl Tert-Butyl Ether

Other Octane Enhancers

References

Automobile Exhause Control

Introduction

Pollutant Formation and Limitation

Developments in Engine Technology

Catalytic Exhaust Aftertreatment, General Concepts

Catalytic Aftertreatment of Stoichiometric Exhaust Gas

Catalytic Aftertreatment of Lean Exhaust Gas

Conclusion and Outlook

References

Aviation Turbine Fuels

History

Fuel Types and Specifications

Production

Handling, Storage, and Transportation

Legal Aspects

Environmental Aspects

Economic Aspects

Future Trends

References

Marine Fuels

History

Specifications

Composition

Properties

Outlook

Index

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