Petrol fuels additives effects on vehicle technology and the environment
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Regarding the changing fuel requirements, keeping pace with the vehicle and emission control technologies and with enviromental concerns, fuel additives play a special role, as there is a wider range in chemical composition of the fuel additives, and thus impact,compared with the fossil and renewable fuels themselves. In the previous report on worldwide use of different fuel quality and composition, TNO 2020 R11950 Petrol fuel quality and its effects on vehicle technologies and the environment, it was briefly remarked that metal-containing fuel additives in petrol, such as antiknock agents, were effectively banned for use in Europe. The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate asked TNO a further clarification regarding the concerns about fuel additives, and antiknock agents in particular. There are many other fuel additives, for colorization, fuel stabilization, detergents, flow and lubricity improvers, and corrosion inhibitors, but these are considered not to have direct or indirect risks on health or the environment. This report will focus solely on antiknock additives for petrol fuels, also known as octane boosters, and the metallic fuel additives in particular.
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TNO Identifier
993737
Publisher
TNO
Collation
27 p.
Place of publication
Den Haag