Methanol fuels for internal combustion engines
AssigneeUniversity of Southern California
InventorsGeorge A. OLAH, G.K. Surya PRAKASH
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Abstract
The common interchangeable use of a high methanol content fuel for use in all types of internal combustion engines, including cars, trucks, vehicles for transportation use (ships, boats, locomotives, airplanes, etc.), various other equipment and turbines. The engines are converted to be able to use these fuels although further vehicles can be made with components that would allow such fuels to be used. These methanol fuels are renewable and environmentally benign when produced from carbon dioxide capture and recycling of their combustion or other use.
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A method for providing methanol as a convenient universal common fuel for all types of internal combustion engines which comprises replacing fossil based fuels by gradually providing or converting such engines to operate solely on very high methanol content fuels or on neat methanol.
Use of very high methanol content fuels or neat methanol as a convenient universal common fuel for all types of internal combustion engines and turbines replacing fossil based fuels wherein such engines are provided or modified to operate solely on such fuels.
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