New fuel to replace oil based fuels

Now here’s an interesting solution to the problem of reducing emissions using the same fleet of cars we have, but by using different fuel. Airplanes need high octane fuel and the octane rating has until now been achieved by adding tetraethyl lead, but that will be outlawed from 2010. Ethanol achieves the same octane rating boost but is unsuitable for use in aircraft. To solve the riddle, the newly announced SwiftFuel© uses ethanol to produce a designer fuel with a 104 octane rating that has no ethanol in it. It runs fine in any existing plane (or car), and is a low emission, alternative made entirely from biomass that has 15-20% more energy per liter than petrol, so your plane (or car) will get better mpg too. And it costs half as much to make as current petroleum manufacturing cost, selling for $2 a gallon less than gasoline.
Is this the fuel of the future?

Geplaatst op: Zondag 15-6-2008, 15h03
Categorie: Green energy
Bron: http://www.gizmag.com/designer-fuel-offers-more-mpg-less-emissions-less-cost/9467/
Bron dateert van: Zondag 15-6-2008
Geplaatst door: Tom van den Berg