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How can diesel fuel produce less carbon monoxide but more carbon particulates?
My guess at why diesel produces more carbon monoxide is that more heat is required for combustion of diesel fuel, so there is therefore less incomplete combustion, so rather than carbon monoxide being ...
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What would happen when compressing a siloxane-rich gas
I'd like to understand more about the mechanics of compressing gases with high siloxane fractions. By "high", let us say $\small 30mg/m^3$. This would not be in a combustion situation.
would the ...
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Is there a point at which Ethanol (E10) fuel becomes harmful to gas tanks or engines if not used?
This is not the typical chemistry question on this website, but I think it's an important practical question.
When I got a gas string trimmer, the woman who worked at the gardening shop told me that ...
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How to calculate weight of $\ce{CO_2}$ in one kg of fuel
I'm trying to do homework and I have the answers to the problems but I can't read the explanation because it's illegible and I can't find how it's done in my notes.
Here's the simplest example:
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Why does the boiling and freezing-point of non-polar molecules rise with increasing molecular mass?
In the section about fuels, my textbook mentions that the boiling and freezing-points of alkanes (which are non-polar) increase with an increase in molecular mass due to London dispersion forces.
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What's the greatest drawback with using methane as a combustable fuel? [closed]
What is the biggest issue with using methane (CH4) as a combustable fuel?
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What are the key chemical characteristics that determine the octane rating of fuel?
The octane rating of petrol (gasoline) is a measure of the how much compression a fuel air mixture can have before detonating (which in petrol engines is a bad thing as you want the mix to combust ...
