These are the synthetic fuels, made from coal, the liquid petroleum gases of propane and butane, compressed natural gas and methanol. Dan sperling november, 2012 fall quarter 2012 energy and environmental aspects of transportation civil and environmental engineering eci 163 environmental science and policy esp 163. Alternative fuels for transportation covers the potential, production methods, properties, vehicle tests, merits, and drawbacks of alternative fuels. Pdf alternatives to the petroleumfuelled internal combustion engine have only prospered this century when.
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