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How about butanol?

AutoblogGreen reader Vinay wrote in with a simple request: "Hey, can you guys do a piece on butanol?" Of course we can. After all, it is a fuel that can be made from plants and used in regular gasoline engines with no modifications and will get better mileage than gasoline. At least, that's what some people claim. Butanol is a poisonous alcohol that can be made from petroleum or biomass sources. Wikipedia's butanol page says that there is a fuel consumption penalty of ten percent versus petrol, but since butanol has a higher octane rating, ... Read more →

Butanol: Are You Still Out There? Cheryl Morrissette

In the 1970s and 1980s, when that energy crisis caused scientists and politicians to start the hunt for a gasoline substitute, butanol and ethanol were brought to the table as possible replacement ...

How about butanol? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

AutoblogGreen reader Vinay wrote in with a simple request: "Hey, can you guys do a piece on butanol?" Of course we can. After all, it is a fuel that can be made from plants and used in regular gasoline engines with no modifications and will get better mileage than gasoline. At least, that's what ...

Butanol: Are You Still Out There? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the 1970s and 1980s, when that energy crisis caused scientists and politicians to start the hunt for a gasoline substitute, butanol and ethanol were brought to the table as possible replacement fuels. Butanol, an alcohol that can be derived from fermentation or from petroleum, showed promise: it ...


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