Comparative effects of MTBE and ethanol additions into gasoline on exhaust emissions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1957-1970

  Song, Chong Lin ^a   Zhang, Wen Mei ^a   Pei, Yi Qiang ^a   Fan, Guo Liang ^a   Xu, Guan Peng ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalytic conversion efficiency; EFI gasoline engine; Ethanol; MTBE; Regulated emission; Unregulated emission

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CATALYSIS; ETHERS; EXHAUST GASES; FORMALDEHYDE; GASOLINE;

CATALYTIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFI GASOLINE ENGINE; MTBE; REGULATED EMISSION; UNREGULATED EMISSION;

ETHANOL;

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; GASOLINE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ETHANOL; EXHAUST EMISSION; MTBE; PETROLEUM;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 33144459866     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.11.028     Document Type: Article

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