THE USE OF ALCOHOL ADDITIVES FOR ECOLOGICAL GASOLINE PRODUCTION

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https://doi.org/10.18372/2306-1472.88.16006

Keywords:

ethanol, bioethanol, alcohol-gasoline mixture, stratification, gasoline, octane number

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to perform research to improve the stability, quality and efficiency of gasoline-alcohol fuel compositions, as well as obtaining high-octane gasolines corresponding to the modern standards with the addition of alcohols and their mixtures to these gasolines. Research methods: The article considers physicochemical methods for studying the stratification of alcohol-gasoline mixtures, determining the water content in them, as well as determining the octane number of alcohol-gasoline compositions. Results: The raw material base and possibilities of bioethanol production in Ukraine as an ecological additive to gasoline and as a way to increase their octane number were studied. Stratification temperatures of alcohol-gasoline mixtures and octane numbers of A-92 gasoline with different alcohol content were determined. Discussion: It is proposed to use higher concentrations of ethanol (bioethanol) in gasoline mixtures more than 40% of alcohol, because it does not require dehydration. It is proposed to use an additional fuel pump, which would work only for mixing the fuel mixture, to prevent stratification of the fuel-ethanol composition during its long-term storage in the car’s tanks.

Author Biographies

Valerii Yefymenko, National Aviation University

Candidate of technical sciences, Docent. Associate Professor of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Environmental Safety, Engineering and Technologies, National Aviation University, Kyiv, Ukraine.Education: Kyiv Institute of Engineers of Civil Aviation, Ukraine (1984). Research area: fuels, lubricants, performance properties, chemical technology

Vira Rudenko, National Aviation University

Doctor of  Technical Sciences, Professor. Professor of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Environmental  Safety, Engineering and Technology, National Aviation University, Kyiv, Ukraine Education: Kyiv Technological Institute of Food  Industry, Ukraine (1964). Field of research: chemistry, chemical technologies.

Olha Titova, National Aviation University

Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Docent. Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Environmental Safety, Engineering and Technology, National Aviation University, Kyiv, Ukraine. Education: Kyiv State University named after T.G. Shevchenko, Ukraine (1977). Field of research: petrochemistry, fuel chemistry

Olena Kosenko, National Aviation University

Candidate of  Chemical Sciences, Docent. Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Environmental Safety, Engineering and Technology, National Aviation University, Kyiv, Ukraine. Education: Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine (1982). Field of research: chemical technology of fuels and carbon materials, chemistry of adsorption materials, catalysis.

Tetiana Kravchuk, National Aviation University

Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Safety, Engineering and Technologies, National Aviation University. Graduated from the National Aviation University, Kyiv, Ukraine, (2009). Direction of a scientific activity: chemical  thermodynamics and thermochemistry.

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27-10-2021

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Yefymenko, V. ., Rudenko, V., Titova, O. ., Kosenko, O., & Kravchuk, T. (2021). THE USE OF ALCOHOL ADDITIVES FOR ECOLOGICAL GASOLINE PRODUCTION. Proceedings of National Aviation University, 88(3), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.18372/2306-1472.88.16006

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Vol. 88 No. 3 (2021)

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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION, CHEMICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

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