Handbook of Fuels

In its new edition, this handbook has been completely revised to account for the growing importance of alternative and bio-based fuels, adding new chapters on bioethanol, biomethanol and biomass-to-liquid fuels, as well as novel additives and performance enhancers.

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Barbara Elvers obtained a Ph.D. in carbohydrate chemistry from the University of Hamburg in 1979. She then moved to the USA in 1980 where she was employed as a visiting scientist at SRI, Palo Alto, in the life science department. Since 1985 she has been serving in a variety of roles in publishing, first as a freelance translator of textbooks in chemistry, and since 1987 as an editor for the Ullmann's Encyclopedia, for which she is currently the editor-in-chief. One of the main subjects of her editorial work was the acquisition of authors and articles in the field of energy generation and fuels.

Andrea Schütze holds a Ph.D. in chemistry. She is the former global innovation manager of the automotive fuel division of Shell Global Solutions. Based in Hamburg she started as head of the fuels laboratory and moved on to a variety of roles in the fuels and lubricants research & development.

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A guide to industrially relevant products and processes for transportation fuels

The Handbook of Fuels offers a comprehensive review of the wide variety of fuels used to power vehicles, aircraft and ships and examines the processes to produce these fuels. The updated second edition reflects the growing importance of fuels and fuel additives from renewable sources. New chapters include information on current production technology and use of bioethanol, biomethanol and biomass-to-liquid fuels. The book also reviews novel additives and performanace enhancers for conventional engines and fuels for novel bybrid engines. This comprehensive resource contains critical information on the legal, safety, and environmental issues associated with the production and use of fuels as well as reviewing important secondary aspects of the use and production of fuels. This authoritative guide includes contributions from authors who are long-standing contributors to the Ullmann's Encyclopedia, the world's most trusted reference for industrial chemistry. This important guide:

• Contains an updated edition of the authoritative resource to the production and use of fuels used for transportation
• Includes information that has been selected to reflect only commercially relevant products and processes
• Presents contributions from a team of noted experts in the field
• Offers the most recent developments in fuels and additives from renewable sources Written for professionals in the fields of fossil and renewable fuels, engine design, and transportation, Handbook of Fuels is the comprehensive resource that has been revised to reflect the recent developments in fuels used for transportation.

Contenu
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
History of the Spark-ignited "Otto" Engine and of Gasoline
History of the Diesel Engine and of Diesel Fuel
History of Alternative Fuels
Emission Regulations Worldwide
Well-to-Wheel Analysis of Alternative Fuels

PART 2: AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
Engine Technology
Fuel Composition and Engine Efficiency
Petroleum-Derived Fuels

• Gasoline Components
• Diesel Fuel Components
• Fuel Standardization and Testing
• Storage and Transportation
  Alternative Fuels
• LPG
• Natural Gas
• Synthetic Fuels
• Bioethanol
• Biomethanol
• Ethers
• Dimethylfuran and Methylfuran
• Biodiesel

• Hydrogen
  Fuel Additives and Octane Enhancers
  Hybrid and Electrified Powertrains
  Fuel Cells

  PART 3: AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST CONTROL
  Pollutant Formation and Limitation
  Catalytic Exhaust Aftertreatment, General Concepts
  Catalytic Aftertreatment of Stoichiometric Exhaust Gas
  Exhaust Aftertreatment for Diesel Vehicles
  Exhaust Aftertreatment for Lean-Burn Gasoline Engines

  PART 4: AVIATION FUELS
  Aviation Turbine Fuels
  Aviation Gasoline

  PART 5: MARINE FUELS
  History
  Specifications
  Composition
  Properties