Introduction of Potential and Challenges of Low Carbon Fuels for Sustainable Transport

Low carbon fuels seem to be a preferable class of fuels for Internal Combustion Engines (ICEs). It is the simple understanding that if input fuel has low carbon content in its constituents, tailpipe emissions will have lower carbonaceous emissions. Also, low carbon fuels can be produced using renewable resources, and they are economical than conventional fuels. The low carbon fuel family has members like biodiesel, Di-methyl ether, Di-ethyl ether, renewable compressed natural gas, Ethanol, Butanol etc. Automotive industries and policymakers clearly understand that the problem is not the engines but the fuels used to power the engines. Therefore, researchers are working on the adaptation of low carbon fuels. This book covers all possibilities of using low carbon fuels. Also, it covers the effect of low carbon fuels on tailpipe emissions. This book aims to strengthen the knowledge base dealing with low carbon fuels as a sustainable transport fuel.KeywordsLow carbon fuelsEthanolButanolCarbon neutrality