OPTIMIZING AUTOMOTIVE LPG BLEND FOR MEXICO CITY

Tests were conducted on 3 representative vehicles of the Mexico City liquefied petroleum gas fleet (LPG), using different propane/butane mixtures. Exhaust emissions, individual hydrocarbon speciation, and ozone forming potential were evaluated to establish an LPG specification for automotive use in Mexico City. Results indicated that a change in composition from 60 to 85% propane in volume had a great effect on CO and NO sub(x) emissions, but only a small one on total hydrocarbons. Mixtures having 70% volume of propane with variations no greater than 4% seem to be the best value, from the point of view of reduction in pollutants.

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• Authors:
  • DIAZ, L
  • SCHIFTER, I
  • LOPEZ-SALINAS, E
  • Gamas, E
  • Rodriguez, R
  • AVALOS, S
• Publication Date: 2000-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 79-88
• Serial:
  • Fuel
  • Volume: 79
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0016-2361
  • Serial URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/fuel

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality; Automobile driving; Butane; Carbon monoxide; Environmental impacts; Exhaust gases; Hydrocarbons; Liquid fuels; Motor vehicles; Nitrogen inorganic compounds; Petroleum liquids; Pollutants; Polluting gases; Propane
• Geographic Terms: Mexico City (Mexico)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00800463
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 2000 12:00AM