n-Butanol or isobutanol as a value-added fuel additive to inhibit microbial degradation of stored gasoline

Biofouling of gasoline can occur during fuel storage caused by bacteria and fungi that form a biofilm at a fuel/water interface and that produce organic acids and sulfides. Fuel additives are applied to gasoline to prevent biofouling but are relatively expensive, are not always effective against bio...

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Main Authors: James G. Elkins, Miguel Rodriguez, Jr, Olivia N. Cannon, Raynella M. Connatser, Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein, Michael D. Kass, Brian H. West, Brian H. Davison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Fuel Communications
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266605202200022X