The effect of adding oxygenated compounds to gasoline on automotive exhaust emissions

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 344-350

  Poulopoulos, S G ^a   Philippopoulos, C J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; CATALYSTS; ETHANOL; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS;

EXHAUST EMISSIONS; METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE); REGULATED EMISSIONS; THREE-WAY CATALYST;

COMBUSTION;

AUTOMOBILE;

EID: 0037244610     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1501076     Document Type: Article

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