A study on emission characteristics of an EFI engine with ethanol blended gasoline fuels

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 949-957

  He, Bang Quan ^a   Wang, Jian Xin ^a   Hao, Ji Ming ^a   Yan, Xiao Guang ^a   Xiao, Jian Hua ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Catalyst; Emission; Ethanol; Oxygenate; Spark ignition engine

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; ANTIKNOCK RATING; CATALYSTS; ETHANOL; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ACETALDEHYDE EMISSIONS;

GASOLINE;

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; CARBON MONOXIDE; FUEL; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; NITRIC OXIDE; OCTANE;

ETHANOL;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DISTILLATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GAS ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0037332401     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00973-1     Document Type: Article

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