Abstract
The miscibility of blends of gasoline and hydrous ethanol was investigated experimentally at - 25 degrees C and - 2 degrees C. Furthermore, the maximum water content was found for ethanol in flex fuel blends. The results strongly indicate that blends containing ethanol with a water content above that of the ethanol/water azeotrope (4.4% water by mass) can be used as Flex Fuel blends together with gasoline at ambient temperatures of 25 degrees C and 2 degrees C, without phase separation occurring. Additionally, it was shown that the ethanol purity requirement of ethanol-rich flex fuel blends falls with increasing ethanol content in the gasoline-rich flex fuel blend.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Energy Sources. Part A. Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 18 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1634-1645 |
| ISSN | 1556-7036 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- miscibility
- ethanol
- ternary phase diagram
- flex fuel
- gasoline
- bioethanol
- flex fuel vehicle
- phase separation
- biofuel
- gasohol
- hydrous ethanol