Extending the supply of alcohol fuels for energy security and carbon reduction

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Pearson, R J ^a   Turner, J W G ^a   Eisaman, M D ^b   Littau, K A ^b  

^a Lotus Engineering   (United Kingdom)

^b PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; DIALYSIS MEMBRANES; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY SECURITY; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FLEET OPERATIONS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL CELLS; FUEL ECONOMY; FUEL PUMPS; FUEL SYSTEMS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LIQUID FUELS; METHANOL; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; POWERTRAINS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIPOLAR MEMBRANE ELECTRODIALYSIS; DISTRIBUTION COSTS; EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE; HYDROGEN FUEL CELL VEHICLES; LABORATORY-SCALE DEVICES; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN; RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION; TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP;

METHANOL FUELS;

EID: 85072466446     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-2764     Document Type: Conference Paper

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