EFFECT OF GASOLINE ADDITIVES ON GASEOUS EMISSIONS, (PART II)

A study has been conducted to determine the effects of nitrogen-containing fuel additives in gasoline on regulated and nonregulated automotive emissions. Methodology was developed to measure possible nitrogen-containing compounds and was used to analyze the emissions from a variety f cars without catalysts. No effects due to the additives could be discerned. Of the nonregulated nitrogen compounds analyzed, ammonia, amines, nitriles, nitrosoamines, and aryl nitro compounds were not detected; HCN, cyanogen, and alkyl nitro compounds were measured. Emission data are included from a rotary engine (Mazda), an air-cooled engine (Volkswagen), and two standard V-8 engines (Chevrolet and Ford). Six nitrogen-containing additives chosen for their common usage were tested.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-253 782.
• Corporate Authors:

  Bureau of Mines

  Bartlesville Energy Research Center
  Bartlesville, OK  United States 

  Environmental Science Research Laboratory

  Res Triangle Park, NC  United States  27709
• Authors:
  • HURN, R W
  • Cox, F W
  • Allsup, J R
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 63 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Additives; Air pollution; Chemical analysis; Chemical concentration; Cooling systems; Dynamometers; Exhaust gases; Fuel additives; Gasoline; Nitrogen compounds; Nitrogen inorganic compounds; Organic compounds; Rotary engines; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Air cooling; Automobile engines; Nitrogen organic compounds
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00137098
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., EPA/600/2-76/026
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 4 1976 12:00AM