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Opportunities and Challenges for Use of Bioethanol as Transport Fuel: A Global Perspective

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Defining the problem of fossil fuel depletion is a global one because it is the major mode of transportation. Bioethanol, which is ethanol made from a variety of bio-based sources, has recently been getting a lot of attention because it can help cut back on carbon dioxide emissions while also reducing the world's growing dependence on fossil fuels. This research examines the effects of ethanol-blend gasoline on engine performance and emission characteristics as well as the use of ethanol as an S.I. engine fuel. In this chapter, the effects of various ethanol blends on engine performance are discussed and reviewed, and showed bioethanol as a fuel in SI engines.

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    Neeraj K. Aggarwal, Naveen Kumar & Mahak Mittal

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Aggarwal, N.K., Kumar, N., Mittal, M. (2022). Opportunities and Challenges for Use of Bioethanol as Transport Fuel: A Global Perspective. In: Bioethanol Production. Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05091-6_15

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