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02-01-2008
DONGFENG
Motor Corporation, one of China's largest auto makers, has completed its initial
research of using hydrous ethanol in automobiles. The
new technology could produce combustible gas, mainly hydrogen, from hydrous ethanol
that contained 65 percent ethanol. The present ethanol-fueled vehicles needed
pure ethanol blended with gas, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers
said. Experts
said producing 65 percent ethanol could save up to 60 percent of energy compared
with producing the same amount of pure ethanol, as dehydration was energy-consuming. The
use of hydrous ethanol, unlike some synthetic fuels that required adapted engines,
only needed an additional device to be fixed on present engines. Thus, it was
more likely to be accepted by consumers.
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