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Main Title Potential Increased Production of Automotive Diesel Fuels.
Author Hoot., W. F. ;
CORP Author Kellogg (M. W.) Co., Houston, Tex. Refinery Process Div.;Environmental Protection Agency, Ann Arbor, Mich. Div. of Control Systems.
Year Published 1972
Report Number CPA-70-68;
Stock Number PB-270 244
Additional Subjects Diesel fuels ; Air pollution control ; Exhaust gases ; Diesel engines ; Forecasting ; Performance evaluation ; Refineries ; Fuel consumption ; Fuel demand
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NTIS  PB-270 244 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Automotive diesel engines are more efficient than automotive gasoline engines and thus deliver more power per unit fuel consumption. The diesel engines also are less polluting since their exhaust gases are free from lead contamination and contain less nitrogen oxides (NOx) than do the gases from gasoline engines. It may be possible, therefore, to significantly reduce automobile pollutants by using diesel engines rather than gasoline engines in the future. The purpose of this study is to estimate the potential production of automotive diesel fuels in the United States since widespread adoption of diesel engines to replace gasoline engines would greatly increase the demand for diesel fuels. The effect of maximizing diesel fuel production on the refinery product slate is also needed since shortages in other areas could develop.