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Ethanol (ethyl
alcohol) and methanol (methyl alcohol) are two types of
alcohol fuels. The use of pure alcohols in
internal combustion engines is only possible if the engine is designed or modified for that purpose. However, in their anhydrous or pure forms, they can be mixed with
gasoline (petrol) in various ratios for use in unmodified automobile engines. Typically, only ethanol is used widely in this manner, particularly since methanol is
toxic.
E5, E7, E10
fuel dispensersE10, sometimes called
gasohol, is a fuel mixture of 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline that can be used in the internal combustion engines of most modern
automobiles. According the Philippine Department of Energy E10 is not harmful to cars' fuel systems.http://www.doe.gov.ph/Alternative/FAQ.htm On October 27, 2006, though, the Federal Aviation Administration published their Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin - Automobile gasoline containing alcohol (Ethanol or Methanol) is not allowed to be used in aircraft.
Although Gasohol 95 (E10) has been introduced to Thailand to replace Premium Gasoline 95 from 1 January 2007, the interim government installed after the coup in September 2006 reversed the decision and has now ruled out the removal of Premium Gasoline from the Thai market in the near term although currently there is talk of subsidizing gasohol.
E5, E7, E10 Usage
It has been introduced nationwide in
Denmark and Thailand, and will replace high octane pure gasoline in
Thailand in 2007. It is also commonly available in the
Midwestern United States. It is the only type of gasoline (besides aviation grade fuels) allowed to be sold in the states of Connecticut and Minnesota, along with
E85. About half of the gasoline used in the U.S. contains ethanol. As of spring of 2006, due to the phasing out of MTBE as a gasoline additive, E10 use has increased throughout the
United States.
Similar blends include E5 and E7. These concentrations are generally safe for recent engines that run on pure gasoline. Some regions and municipalities mandate that the locally-sold fuels contain limited amounts of ethanol. One way to measure alternative fuels in the US is the "
gasoline-equivalent gallons" (GEG). In 2002, the U.S. used as fuel an amount of ethanol equal to 137 joule (PJ), the energy of 1.13 billion US gallons (4.28 GL) of gasoline. This was less than 1% of the total fuel used that year.http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/alternate/page/datatables/table10.html]
The
tesco chain of supermarkets in the UK have started selling an E5 brand of gasoline marketed as 99 RON super-unleaded. Price-wise it is cheaper than the other two forms of high-octane unleaded on the market, Shell's V-Power (99 RON) and BP's Ultimate (97 RON).
Many petrol stations throughout
Australia are now also selling E10, typically at a few cents cheaper per litre than regular unleaded. It is more commonly found throughout the state of Queensland due to its large sugar cane farming regions. The use of E10 is also subsidised by the Queensland government. Some
Royal Dutch Shell service stations are also selling a 100 RON E5 blend called V-Power Racing (as opposed to the normal ethanol-free 98 RON V-Power). This is typically a fair bit more expensive, approximately 17 cents dearer than regular unleaded.
In Sweden, all 95-octane gasoline is in fact E5, while the status of the 98-octane fuel is unclear for the moment. The product data sheets of the major fuel chains do not clearly state anything related to ethanol contents of the 98-octane gasoline. In the early-mid nineties, some fuel chains marketed E10 but today the sale of E10 is prohibited due to EU legislation.
E15
E15 contains 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline. This is generally the greatest ratio of ethanol to gas that is recommended by auto manufacturers that sell vehicles in the United States, though it is possible that many vehicles can handle higher mixtures without trouble.
Flexible-fuel vehicles are designed to take higher concentrations, up to 96% v/v ethanol (and no gasoline).
E20
E20 contains 20% ethanol and 80% gasoline. Since February 2006, this is the standard ethanol-gasoline mixture sold in
Brazil, where concerns with the alcohol supply resulted in a drop in the ethanol percentage, previously at 25%. Brazilian flexible-fuel cars are set up to run with gasoline in such concentration range and few will work properly with lower concentrations of ethanol. Flagrado na contramão (Renault Clio 2006) ] or the United States. It will be mandated by the U.S. state of
Minnesota by 2013.
E85
E85 is a mixture of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline, and is generally the highest ethanol fuel mixture found in the United States. It is common in
Sweden, and there are more than 1000 public E85 fuel pumps in the U.S. as of
2006, mostly concentrated in the Midwest, with over half of those in Minnesota.
]This mixture has an octane rating of about 105. This is down significantly from pure ethanol but still much higher than normal gasoline 87 octane. The addition of a small amount of gasoline helps a conventional engine start when using this fuel under cold conditions. E85 does not always contain exactly 85% ethanol. In winter, especially in colder climates, additional gasoline is added (to facilitate cold start). E85 has traditionally been similar in cost to gasoline, but with the large oil price rises of 2005 it has become common to see E85 sold for as much as $0.70 less per gallon than gasoline, making it highly attractive to the small but growing number of motorists with cars capable of burning it.
E85 contains approximately 27% less energy per gallon than conventional gasoline, although ethanol typically burns more efficiently. This results in a fuel economy loss of less than the energy content would implyhttp://www.ethanol.org/documents/ACEFuelEconomyStudy.pdf.
E95
E95 contains just 5% gasoline and is used in some diesel engines where high compression is used to ignite the fuel, as opposed to the operation of gasoline engines where
spark plugs are used.
E100
E100 is ethanol with up to 4% water, which is most widely used in
Brazil and
Argentina. Operation in ambient temperatures below 15 °C (59 °F) causes problems with pure, or so-called neat, ethanol for starting engines. The most common cold weather solution is to add an additional small gasoline reservoir to increase the gasoline content momentarily to permit starting the engine. Once started, the engine is then switched back to neat ethanol. Ethanol used as a fuel in Brazil is the azeotrope (the highest concentration of ethanol that can be achieved via distillation) and contains 4% of water. However, since the
E nomenclature is not adopted in the country, one can tag hydrated ethanol as E100 so as to say that it doesn't have gasoline. Gasoline itself is sold as E20 up to E25, in accordance with current legislation (since
February 2006, the concentration ranges from 19% to 21%), but since the value is not typically disclosed by
gas stations, adulterations to lower gas costs{{cite newsSome cars made by the car manufacturer, Ford, have a "FlexFuel" logo on the back, to show that the car should run on cars with an amount of ethanol in the gasoline it uses.|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/petroleo/materias/2006/06/27/284450274.asp|publisher=Globo online|title= Pesquisa mostra aumento de adulteração de gasolina no Rio|date=June 27, 2006
-->could raise the ethanol concentration up to 40% in extreme cases{{cite news|url=http://setecidades.dgabc.com.br/materia.asp?materia=536961|publisher=Diário do Grande ABC|title= Blitz flagra combustível ‘batizado’|date=June 29, 2006
-->{{cite news|url=http://www.estadao.com.br/ultimas/economia/noticias/2006/jun/02/167.htm|publisher=estadao.com.br|title= Cinco em cada dez postos de SP podem adulterar gasolina|date=June 2, 2006-->.
See also
References
Ethanol (ethyl
alcohol) and
methanol (methyl alcohol) are two types of
alcohol fuels. The use of pure alcohols in internal combustion engines is only possible if the engine is designed or modified for that purpose. However, in their anhydrous or pure forms, they can be mixed with
gasoline (petrol) in various ratios for use in unmodified automobile engines. Typically, only ethanol is used widely in this manner, particularly since methanol is
toxic.
E5, E7, E10
fuel dispensersE10, sometimes called
gasohol, is a fuel mixture of 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline that can be used in the
internal combustion engines of most modern automobiles. According the Philippine Department of Energy E10 is not harmful to cars' fuel systems.http://www.doe.gov.ph/Alternative/FAQ.htm On October 27, 2006, though, the Federal Aviation Administration published their Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin - Automobile gasoline containing alcohol (Ethanol or Methanol) is not allowed to be used in aircraft.
Although Gasohol 95 (E10) has been introduced to
Thailand to replace Premium Gasoline 95 from 1 January 2007, the interim government installed after the coup in September 2006 reversed the decision and has now ruled out the removal of Premium Gasoline from the Thai market in the near term although currently there is talk of subsidizing gasohol.
E5, E7, E10 Usage
It has been introduced nationwide in Denmark and Thailand, and will replace high octane pure gasoline in Thailand in 2007. It is also commonly available in the
Midwestern
United States. It is the only type of gasoline (besides aviation grade fuels) allowed to be sold in the states of
Connecticut and Minnesota, along with E85. About half of the gasoline used in the U.S. contains ethanol. As of spring of 2006, due to the phasing out of MTBE as a gasoline additive, E10 use has increased throughout the
United States.
Similar blends include E5 and E7. These concentrations are generally safe for recent engines that run on pure gasoline. Some regions and municipalities mandate that the locally-sold fuels contain limited amounts of ethanol. One way to measure alternative fuels in the US is the "gasoline-equivalent gallons" (GEG). In 2002, the U.S. used as fuel an amount of ethanol equal to 137 joule (PJ), the energy of 1.13 billion US gallons (4.28 GL) of gasoline. This was less than 1% of the total fuel used that year.http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/alternate/page/datatables/table10.html]
The tesco chain of supermarkets in the UK have started selling an E5 brand of gasoline marketed as 99 RON super-unleaded. Price-wise it is cheaper than the other two forms of high-octane unleaded on the market, Shell's
V-Power (99 RON) and BP's Ultimate (97 RON).
Many petrol stations throughout
Australia are now also selling E10, typically at a few cents cheaper per litre than regular unleaded. It is more commonly found throughout the state of Queensland due to its large sugar cane farming regions. The use of E10 is also subsidised by the Queensland government. Some
Royal Dutch Shell service stations are also selling a 100 RON E5 blend called V-Power Racing (as opposed to the normal ethanol-free 98 RON V-Power). This is typically a fair bit more expensive, approximately 17 cents dearer than regular unleaded.
In Sweden, all 95-octane gasoline is in fact E5, while the status of the 98-octane fuel is unclear for the moment. The product data sheets of the major fuel chains do not clearly state anything related to ethanol contents of the 98-octane gasoline. In the early-mid nineties, some fuel chains marketed E10 but today the sale of E10 is prohibited due to EU legislation.
E15
E15 contains 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline. This is generally the greatest ratio of ethanol to gas that is recommended by auto manufacturers that sell vehicles in the United States, though it is possible that many vehicles can handle higher mixtures without trouble. Flexible-fuel vehicles are designed to take higher concentrations, up to 96% v/v ethanol (and no gasoline).
E20
E20 contains 20% ethanol and 80% gasoline. Since February 2006, this is the standard ethanol-gasoline mixture sold in
Brazil, where concerns with the alcohol supply resulted in a drop in the ethanol percentage, previously at 25%. Brazilian flexible-fuel cars are set up to run with gasoline in such concentration range and few will work properly with lower concentrations of ethanol. Flagrado na contramão (Renault Clio 2006) ] or the United States. It will be mandated by the U.S. state of
Minnesota by 2013.
E85
E85 is a mixture of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline, and is generally the highest ethanol fuel mixture found in the United States. It is common in Sweden, and there are more than 1000 public E85 fuel pumps in the U.S. as of
2006, mostly concentrated in the Midwest, with over half of those in Minnesota.
]This mixture has an octane rating of about 105. This is down significantly from pure ethanol but still much higher than normal gasoline 87 octane. The addition of a small amount of gasoline helps a conventional engine start when using this fuel under cold conditions. E85 does not always contain exactly 85% ethanol. In winter, especially in colder climates, additional gasoline is added (to facilitate cold start). E85 has traditionally been similar in cost to gasoline, but with the large oil price rises of 2005 it has become common to see E85 sold for as much as $0.70 less per gallon than gasoline, making it highly attractive to the small but growing number of motorists with cars capable of burning it.
E85 contains approximately 27% less energy per gallon than conventional gasoline, although ethanol typically burns more efficiently. This results in a fuel economy loss of less than the energy content would implyhttp://www.ethanol.org/documents/ACEFuelEconomyStudy.pdf.
E95
E95 contains just 5% gasoline and is used in some diesel engines where high compression is used to ignite the fuel, as opposed to the operation of
gasoline engines where spark plugs are used.
E100
E100 is ethanol with up to 4% water, which is most widely used in Brazil and
Argentina. Operation in ambient temperatures below 15 °C (59 °F) causes problems with pure, or so-called neat, ethanol for starting engines. The most common cold weather solution is to add an additional small gasoline reservoir to increase the gasoline content momentarily to permit starting the engine. Once started, the engine is then switched back to neat ethanol. Ethanol used as a fuel in Brazil is the azeotrope (the highest concentration of ethanol that can be achieved via distillation) and contains 4% of water. However, since the
E nomenclature is not adopted in the country, one can tag hydrated ethanol as E100 so as to say that it doesn't have gasoline. Gasoline itself is sold as E20 up to E25, in accordance with current legislation (since
February 2006, the concentration ranges from 19% to 21%), but since the value is not typically disclosed by
gas stations, adulterations to lower gas costs{{cite newsSome cars made by the car manufacturer, Ford, have a "FlexFuel" logo on the back, to show that the car should run on cars with an amount of ethanol in the gasoline it uses.|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/petroleo/materias/2006/06/27/284450274.asp|publisher=Globo online|title= Pesquisa mostra aumento de adulteração de gasolina no Rio|date=June 27, 2006
-->could raise the ethanol concentration up to 40% in extreme cases{{cite news|url=http://setecidades.dgabc.com.br/materia.asp?materia=536961|publisher=Diário do Grande ABC|title= Blitz flagra combustível ‘batizado’|date=June 29, 2006
-->{{cite news|url=http://www.estadao.com.br/ultimas/economia/noticias/2006/jun/02/167.htm|publisher=estadao.com.br|title= Cinco em cada dez postos de SP podem adulterar gasolina|date=June 2, 2006-->.
See also
References
Common ethanol fuel mixtures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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