CURRENT PROBLEMS. Alternative Fuels COMPARISON OF LIQUID BIOFUELS AND PETROLEUM FUELS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROPERTIES

Pankin KE; Ivanova YV; Kuz'mina RI; Shtykov SN

Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils, Vol.47, No.3, 167-171, 2011

DOI10.1007/s10553-011-0276-1 Export Citation

CURRENT PROBLEMS. Alternative Fuels COMPARISON OF LIQUID BIOFUELS AND PETROLEUM FUELS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROPERTIES

Pankin KE, Ivanova YV, Kuz'mina RI, Shtykov SN

The environmental properties of different types of liquid biofuels are examined: bioalcohols, biodiesel, and others. They are compared with the same properties of petroleum fuels. It is shown that the properties of biofuels differ considerably from those of petroleum fuels.

Keywords:biofuel;environmental properties