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An Overview on the Viability of Hydrous Bioethanol as Gasoline Fuel Blend in the Philippines

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Abstract

Bioethanol is an environment friendly ethanol made from sugar or starchy crops and palms which undergoes fermentation and distillation processes. In the Biofuels Act of 2006, anhydrous bioethanol is blended in gasoline for better emission of vehicles. This paper aims to provide the viability of hydrous bioethanol as an alternative fuel blend in the Philippines that might: contribute in the reduction of bioethanol production cost; involve the country side in the bioethanol production; and use hydrous fuel blend as effective as the anhydrous blend.

Using the Facilities of Far East Alcohol Corporation in Pampanga, Php1.18 per liter of bioethanol can be saved if the 95% hydrous bioethanol will no longer undergo dehydration process. About Php1.4 to Php6.29 billion will be saved due to the reduced production cost of the 330 million gallons of bioethanol demand for the country. Hydrous bioethanol can be produced in the village level of Pamplona.

Hydrous bioethanol fuel blend using MMSUhBE20 formulation were tested on vehicles for extensive period, application, and altitudes had been proven as effective as the anhydrous blend E10. The presence of corrosion on the fuel tank of the motorcycle test vehicle suggest that modifications must be considered on the materials of the fuel systems of new vehicles. The sedan car did not exhibit any sign of corrosion in the tank and other component of the fuel system which is made up of stainless and non-corrosive materials.

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Special thanks to the following who sincerely supported this endeavor: the late President Romulo Kheyeng of FEAC, Ms. Queenie Rojo of EPAP, Engr. Rosemarie Gumera of Sugar Regulatory Administration, Engr. Ruby De Guzman of DOE-REMB, Engr. Jorge Maglasang, Kia Motors, Global City, the late Pamplona Mayor Aaron Sampaga, the municipality of Pamplona, MMSU-NBERIC staffs, UPD-VRTL, Dr. Fiorello Abenes, to our Pamplona community recipients, and to Dr. Blessie Basilia of Mapua University.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering, Mapua University, Manila, Philippines

    Nathaniel Ericson R. Mateo

  2. Mariano Marcos State University, Batac, Philippines

    Nathaniel Ericson R. Mateo, Roque A. Ulep, Marilou P. Lucas, Shirley C. Agrupis, Janssen Sagadraca & Christopher Baga

  3. Chemistry Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Iloilo City, Philippines

    Roque A. Ulep

  4. Department of Economics, College of Business Economics and Accountancy, Batac, Philippines

    Marilou P. Lucas

  5. Biology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Batac, Philippines

    Shirley C. Agrupis

  6. National Bioenergy Research and Innovation Center, Paoay, Philippines

    Janssen Sagadraca & Christopher Baga

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Mateo, N.E.R., Ulep, R.A., Lucas, M.P., Agrupis, S.C., Sagadraca, J., Baga, C. (2022). An Overview on the Viability of Hydrous Bioethanol as Gasoline Fuel Blend in the Philippines. In: Le, AT., Pham, VS., Le, MQ., Pham, HL. (eds) The AUN/SEED-Net Joint Regional Conference in Transportation, Energy, and Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering. RCTEMME 2021. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1968-8_24

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