same as gasoline. NOx is produced when nitrogen is involved in combustion. air is 70% nitrogen. a catalytic converter takes care of this nicely.
Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation - http://www.webconx.com/x10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. -- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Freed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Ethanol compression/mileage > Hi folks, > Just wondering on this. In gasoline engines increasing compression increases > NOx. > (nitrogen oxides) > What NOx emissions are produced with ETOH? (ethanol) > Thanks, > Jay in Carson City > > Grendel wrote: > > > You don't have to raise the compression to run ethanol but you can if you > > want to. You can run a higher compression ratio using ethanol especially if > > your engine has an aluminum head. > > > > What are the advantages for higher compression? simply more power or, as > > someone stated, better mileage? > > > > This is for a motorcycle, BTW. > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > Yahoo! Website Services- Click Here! > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
