Naslov
Energy and Environmental Significance of an Alternative Fuels Utilization Produced with to Liquid Technology

Autori
Kukulj, Nenad ; Kurevija Tomislav

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Survival and Sustainability

Urednik/ci
Hüseyin Gökçekus ; Umut Türker ; James W. LaMoreaux

Izdavač
Springer

Grad
Berlin

Godina
2011

Raspon stranica
435-445

ISBN
978-3-540-95990-8

Ključne riječi
Gas to Liquid, GTL, Alternative fuels

Sažetak
Higher costs of crude oil on world market, as well as awareness about negative environmental impact related to conventional diesel fuel utilization, are creating favourable economic conditions for production expansion and greater application of alternative fuels. Natural gas could be converted through Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology process, dating from the beginning of the last century, to alternative form of fuel named Gas to Liquid (GTL) which can be utilized in all recent diesel engines. GTL has lower emissions in comparison to fossil diesel and it is characterized with higher cetane number which is measurement of the fuel ignition quality. Furthermore, additional advantage is that the existing infrastructure for fuel transportation and distribution could be used without any significant changes, either for pure GTL or blend with diesel. In compliance with present and future EU directives, concerning greenhouse gases reduction and decrement of imported crude oil dependence, Gas to Liquid technology imposes as one of the alternative fuels for utilization in transportation sector.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Rudarstvo, nafta i geološko inženjerstvo

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