Epidemiological evidence indicates that environmental air pollutants are positively associated with the development of chronic vascular disease; however, the mechanisms involved have not been fully elucidated. In the present study we examined molecular pathways associated with chronic vascular disease in atherosclerosis-prone apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE(-/-)) mice, including markers of vas...

Benzene is used as an additive into gasoline to increase octane rating and prevent engine knocking. Being a toxic air pollutant known to have carcinogenic effects, knowledge of its concentration can be of aid in the assessment of possible health hazards to persons handling and using gasoline. The U.S. Federal Clean Air Act and the European Community specifications mandate a level of benzene in ...

This study discusses the performance and exhaust emissions of a vehicle fueled with low content alcohol (ethanol and methanol) blends and pure gasoline. The vehicle tests were performed at wide-open throttle and at vehicle speeds of 40 km h 1, 60 km h 1, 80 km h 1 and 100 km h 1 by using an eddy current chassis dynamometer. The test results obtained with the use of alcoholegasoline blends (5 an...

In this paper, a numerical study is performed to provide the combustion and emission characteristics resulting from fuel-reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion mode in a heavy-duty, single-cylinder diesel engine with gasoline and diesel fuels. In RCCI strategy in-cylinder fuel blending is used to develop fuel reactivity gradients in the combustion chamber that result in a ...

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) is a gasoline oxygenate that is widely used throughout the US and Europe as an octane-booster and as a means of reducing automotive carbon monoxide (CO) emissions. The combustion by-products of pure MTBE have been evaluated in previous laboratory studies, but little attention has been paid to the combustion by-products of MTBE as a component of gasoline. MTBE ...

The depletion rate of conventional petroleum fuels is very fast. Gasoline used as fuel in the SI engine. Emissions from this cause environmental pollution because it produces harmful emissions for environment such CO2, CO, HC, and NOx. Liquefied gas (LPG) has physical chemical properties that make a favorable IC engines. It can be alone or combined with gasoline some minor engine modifications....