The marketplace for automotive fuels is growing more and more diverse thanks to the advancement of biofuels technologies. Alcohol-based fuels (methanol, ethanol, butanol), as well as lipid-based biodiesel, are also contributing to the advancements in engine technologies. Included in this session are discussions of alcohol-boosted gasoline engines as well as diesel racing engines (such as the one used by Audi in winning last year’s Le Mans.)
Another biofuel on the horizon is syngas. Forestry wastes can readily be gasified into syngas, which in turn, can now be converted into a superior diesel fuel. Syngas can also be converted into alcohols which, when injected directly into the cylinder of a super-charged gasoline-type engine, enormously increase this engine’s power and efficiency. Learn about the exciting significance of both recent and ongoing developments in converting biomass to syngas to liquid fuels.
Session Chair
John M. Bradley, Consultant
Session Speakers
Thomas B. Reed, PhD, Biomass Energy Foundation
Daniel R. Cohn, PhD, MIT, Plasma Technology Division
Alvin E. Toombs, PE, Consulting Engineer
- by Curtiss Martin
