METHANOL, THE FUTURE IN MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION

The continuous development of motorized transportation demands the development of sources of motor fuels to be used in place of those presently produced from crude oil. Such a replacement fuel may be methanol, which, in many aspects, is better than the currently used fuels. The use of methanol as a motor fuel is discussed with respect to: (1) replacing gasoline; (2) faults and disadvantages; (3) use in high compression engines; (4) current production techniques; (5) raw material bases; (6) price forecasting relative to other fuels; and (7) the specific situation of Poland as a producer of methanol.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Translated from Przem. Chem.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Livermore

  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  Livermore, CA  United States  94550
• Authors:
  • Lachmirowicz, M
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Energy; Energy resources; Feasibility analysis; Forecasting; Gasoline; Highway transportation; Highway travel; Methanol; Motor fuels; Production; Production methods; Raw materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy sources
• Geographic Terms: Poland
• Old TRIS Terms: Uses
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00136564
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 1976 12:00AM