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'''Biogasoline''' are biohydrocarbons with between 5 and 12 carbon atoms per molecule, mainly hexane. | |||
These biogasolines can be used in pure state (100% biogasoline or BG100) in any conventional gasoline engine (as happens with biobutanol), and can be distributed in the same fueling infrastructure, as the properties match traditional gasoline from petroleum.<ref name="CNET20080114">[http://web.archive.org/web/20130811142635/http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9849832-54.html New energy act to fuel flow of 'biogasoline']</ref> Heptanone is not really biogasoline and requires a small percentage of octane booster to match gasoline. Ethanol fuel (E85) requires a special engine and has lower combustion energy and corresponding fuel economy.<ref>[http://www.bgtbiogasoline.com/ BGT biogasoline]</ref> | |||
Biogasoline is different from biobutanol and [[Ethanol]], as they are bioalcohols and not bio-hydrocarbons. | |||
=== Companies === | |||
(Non-exhaustive list) | |||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20180823032018/http://www.amyrisbiotech.com/projects_biofuels.html Amyris Biotechnologies] (gasoline and diesel substitutes from feedstocks used in ethanol production) | |||
* [http://www.bgtbiogasoline.com/ BGT Biogasoline] (hexane and heptanol from sugars) | |||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20081219172605/http://www.codexis.com:80/wt/page/bioindustrials Codexis] (biofuels from non-food feedstocks via special catalysts) | |||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20111005153616/http://www.diversified-energy.com:80/index.cfm?s_webAction=centia Diversified Energy] (Centia™ - high performance biofuels from renewable oil) | |||
* [http://ls9.com LS9] ("Renewable Petroleum™" - customized fuel from [[microbes]]) | |||
* [http://www.syntheticgenomics.com/ Synthetic Genomics] (oil from engineered [[microbes]]) | |||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20111001101341/http://www.virent.com/BioForming/difference.html Virent Energy Systems] ("BioForming" - biofuels from a variety of feedstocks via catalysts) | |||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20191216005103/http://www.sapphireenergy.com:80/ Sapphire Energy] (produced renewable 91 octane gasoline that conforms to ASTM certification) | |||
== Source == | |||
[[Wikipedia: Biogasoline]] | [[Wikipedia: Biogasoline]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:39, 9 September 2024
Biogasoline are biohydrocarbons with between 5 and 12 carbon atoms per molecule, mainly hexane.
These biogasolines can be used in pure state (100% biogasoline or BG100) in any conventional gasoline engine (as happens with biobutanol), and can be distributed in the same fueling infrastructure, as the properties match traditional gasoline from petroleum.[1] Heptanone is not really biogasoline and requires a small percentage of octane booster to match gasoline. Ethanol fuel (E85) requires a special engine and has lower combustion energy and corresponding fuel economy.[2]
Biogasoline is different from biobutanol and Ethanol, as they are bioalcohols and not bio-hydrocarbons.
Companies[edit | edit source]
(Non-exhaustive list)
- Amyris Biotechnologies (gasoline and diesel substitutes from feedstocks used in ethanol production)
- BGT Biogasoline (hexane and heptanol from sugars)
- Codexis (biofuels from non-food feedstocks via special catalysts)
- Diversified Energy (Centia™ - high performance biofuels from renewable oil)
- LS9 ("Renewable Petroleum™" - customized fuel from microbes)
- Synthetic Genomics (oil from engineered microbes)
- Virent Energy Systems ("BioForming" - biofuels from a variety of feedstocks via catalysts)
- Sapphire Energy (produced renewable 91 octane gasoline that conforms to ASTM certification)
