A peer-reviewed critical analysis of SAE Paper 2002-01-2894 the Impact of MMT Gasoline Additive on Exhaust Emissions and Fuel Economy of Low Emission Vehicles (LEV)

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Roos, Joseph W ^a   Hollrah, Don P ^a   Guinther, Greg H ^a   Cunningham, Larry J ^a  

^a Ethyl Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; EMISSION CONTROL; FUEL ECONOMY; GASOLINE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; POWERTRAINS; SOFTWARE TESTING;

ADVANCED VEHICLE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EMISSION STANDARD; EXHAUST EMISSION; GASOLINE ADDITIVES; LOW EMISSION VEHICLES; METHYLCYCLOPENTADIENYL MANGANESE TRICARBONYL; TEST PROTOCOLS;

FUEL ADDITIVES;

EID: 85072473417     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2002-01-2903     Document Type: Conference Paper

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