Motor Gasoline
Royal Society of Chemistry (Publisher)
Published on 22. November 1995
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-0-85404-409-2 (ISBN)
Description
In recent years there have been dramatic changes in the public perception of gasoline, or petrol, mainly as a result of concern about the environment. This has necessitated changes in the composition of the fuel itself, such that modified fuel is now mandatory in certain parts of the USA. These reduced-emission fuels have now reached Europe and elsewhere. Motor Gasoline provides the latest information on the legislation and technology involved for oil companies producing motor fuel, while looking at the implications for the industry and the benefits for the environment. It also looks at possible alternatives to fuels for spark ignition engines, the importance of which will grow as environmental pressure increases, and oil reserves are exhausted. Motor Gasoline should be read by all students of fossil fuel and other energy resources, as well as oil workers, engineers and environmentalists. It will also provide an enlightening read for anyone concerned about the ecological effects of the oil and car industries, amongst the most environmentally significant of all humanity's activities.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85404-409-2 (9780854044092)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Chemistry of gasoline combustion, K.C. Salooja; manufacture of gasoline, A. Cluer; oxygenated blending components for gasoline - alcohols and ethers, M.C.M. Houben; octane quality and knock, G.R. Searle; gasoline volatility, E.L. Marshall and K. Owen; motor gasoline specifications and stability, D.G. Snelgrove; precombustion gasoline additives, R.G.M. Landells; gasoline additives influencing combustion processes, D.R. Blackmore; impact of gasoline on the environment - reformulated gasolines, P. Quintus-Wessels; alternative fuels for spark-ignition engines, R.Q. Riley.