Auto/Oil Emission Research

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Many Auto/Oil publications were presented as SAE technical papers. Further information can be found at the SAE web site.

Technical Bulletins

1. Initial Mass Exhaust Emissions Results from Reformulated Gasolines, December 1990
2. Effects of Fuel Sulfur Levels on Mass Exhaust Emissions, February 1991
3. Air Quality Modeling Results for Reformulated Gasolines in Year 2005/2010, May 1991
4. Mass Exhaust Emissions Results from Reformulated Gasolines in Older Vehicles, May 1991
5. Exhaust Emissions of Toxic Air Pollutants Using Reformulated Gasolines, June 1991
6. Emissions Results of Oxygenated Gasolines and Changes in RVP, September 1991
7. Emissions and Air Quality Modeling Results from Methanol/Gasoline Blends in Prototype Flexible/Variable Fuel Vehicles, January 1992
8. Effects of Fuel Sulfur on Mass Exhaust Emissions, Air Toxics, and Reactivity, February 1992
9. Comparison of Effects of MTBE and TAME on Exhaust and Evaporative Emissions, Air Toxics, and Reactivity, April 1992
10. Emissions of Three Dedicated-Methanol Vehicles, June 1992
11. A Study of Fuel Effects on Emissions from High Emitting Vehicles, December 1992
12. Reactivity Estimates for Reformulated Gasolines and Methanol/Gasoline Mixtures, June 1993
13. Emissions from Methanol Fuels and Reformulated Gasoline in 1993 Production
    Flexible/Variable Fuel and Gasoline Vehicles, August 1994
14. Real-World Automotive Emissions-Results of Studies in the Fort McHenry and Tuscarora Mountain Tunnels, June 1995
15. Exhaust Emissions of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicles Compared with Gasoline Vehicles, July 1995
16. Exhaust Emissions of E85 Ethanol Fuel and Gasoline in Flexible/Variable Fuel Vehicles, July 1995
17. Gasoline Reformulation and Vehicle Technology Effects on Exhaust Emissions, August 1995
18. Effects of Gasoline T50, T90, and Sulfur on Exhaust Emissions of Current and Future Vehicles, August 1995
19. Dynamometer Study of Off-Cycle Exhaust Emissions, April 1996
20. Air Quality Modeling Results for Methanol Fuels and Reformulated Gasoline in 1993 Production Flexible/Variable Fuel and Gasoline Vehicles, February 1997

Economic Bulletins

1. The Economics of Methanol, January 1992
2. Estimated Costs of Modifying Gasoline Properties, January 1992

Misc. Bulletins

• Investigation of the Atmospheric Chemistry of Methyl T-Butyl Ether (MTBE), January 1991
• Development of Advanced Emissions Speciation Methodologies for Phase I Studies, December 1991
• Development of Emissions Reactivity Values for Phase I Results, January 1992
• U.S. Refined Product Forecasts, by Purvin & Gertz, Inc.
• Outlook for Worldwide MTBE Supply/Demand, by Purvin & Gertz, Inc.
• Costs of Alternative Gasoline Reformulations - Results of U.S. Refining Study, by Turner, Mason & Co., April 1992
• Preliminary Results, Auto/Oil Air Quality Improvement Research Program, Phase II Heavy Hydrocarbon (T90) Study, Matrix A-1, December 1992
• Preliminary Results, Auto/Oil Air Quality Improvement Research Program, Phase II Heavy Hydrocarbons (T90) Study, Matrix B, August 1992
• Summary of Air Quality Modeling Results for Ethanol and RVP Fuels - Auto/Oil Air Quality Improvement Research Program - Phase I, May 1992
• Description of Phase I Working Data Set, September 1991
• Methodology for Modeling the Air Quality Impacts of Changing the Composition of Fuels Used in Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicles, January 1993
• Survey of CNG Vehicle Technology, January 1993
• Auto/Oil Air Quality Improvement Research Program, Phase I Final Report, May 1993
• Preliminary Report, Auto/Oil Air Quality Improvement Research Program, Effects of Gasoline Sulfur Content Below 50 ppm, June 1993
• Evaluation of the Los Angeles Emissions Inventory for Area Sources, Biogenic Sources, and Off-Road Mobile Sources, July 1993
• A Compilation of Estimated Uncertainty Factors for Rate Constants in W.P.L. Carter's Detailed Mechanism, March 1994
• Auto/Oil AQIRP: Development of Emissions Reactivity Values for Phase II Results, July 1994
• Calculation of Reactivity Scales Using an Updated Carbon Bond IV Mechanism, July 1994
• Modeling the Air Quality Impacts of Changing the Composition of Fuels Used in Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicles - Phase I Data Summaries, July 1994
• Quantification of Organic Compound Reactivities and Effects of Uncertainties in Rate Parameters, August 1994
• Development of Mechanistic Explanations of the Observed Trends in the Auto/Oil Database, September 1994
• Auto/Oil Air Quality Improvement Research Program: Description of Phase II Working Data Set, December 1995
• Auto/Oil Air Quality Improvement Research Program: Program Final Report, January 1997