The most popular octane enhancing alcohol is ethanol. Ethanol is produced by fermenting starch based agricultural products, particularly corn in the United States. In Europe the preferred starch based agricultural product is wheat, while in South America it is sugarcane. Ethanol does not have the same groundwater pollution issues as MTBE. However, ethanol fuels do increase volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from gasoline. The fact that ethanol requires agricultural products for production makes it a nonviable option as a gasoline substitute, but a good alternative as an octane enhancer nonetheless. Other alcohols can be used to increase octane rating are methanol and tertiary-butyl alcohol (TBA). However, neither are commonly used due to environmental issues and toxicity.
- Home
- Services
- Petroleum
- Base Oils Groups
- Base Oils Analysis
- White Oil – Mineral Oil Analysis
- Mineral Oils Acidity (TAN) & Alkalinity (TBN)
- Mineral Oils Aniline Point
- Mineral Oils Cloud Point
- Mineral Oils Color
- Mineral Oils Composition
- Mineral Oils Flash Point
- Mineral Oils Iodine Number
- Mineral Oils Pour Point
- Mineral Oils Refractive Index
- Mineral Oils Specific Gravity
- Mineral Oils Ultraviolet Absorption
- Mineral Oils Viscosity
- Mineral Oils % Water
- Lubricants
- Lubricating Oil Analysis
- Fuels
- Used Oil
- Environmental
- Metals
- Petroleum
- Client Resources
- About Us
- Contact Us
- News