Automotive Use of Alcohol in Brazil and Air Pollution Related Aspects

Alternative transportation fuels and air quality

“…Formaldehyde emissions from current methanol-fuel vehicles are on the order of 5-50 mg/mile, ormay be possible, with the major benefit associated with a reduction in evaporative emissions. A special developmental effort may be need-ed to minimize emissions of acetaldehyde, a highly reactive species under certain atmospheric conditions[19,20).…”