The Fuel OME2: An Example to Pave the Way to Emission-Neutral Vehicles with Internal Combustion Engine

Authors

K. Gaukel, D. Pelerin, Dr.-Ing. M. Härtl, Prof. Dr.-Ing. G. Wachtmeister, TUM; Jun. Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Burger, Kaiserslautern University of Technology; Dipl.-Ing. W. Maus, WM Engineering & Consulting GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach; Dr. rer. nat. E. Jacob, Emissionskonzepte Motoren, Krailling

Year

2016

Print Info

Fortschritt-Berichte VDI, Reihe 12, Nr. 799

Summary

Legislative regulations for climate protection require an increasingly drastic reduction of the CO₂ footprint for energy flows in the transport sector. Concurrently, the present and future thresholds for limited exhaust emissions need to be met, especially those for nitrogen oxides of diesel engines during real driving operation. To retain the acceptance of combustion engines in mobile applications, it is not only needed to reduce the exhaust emissions down to Sub-Zero levels but also to strive for an increase in fuel standards about safety, health protection and environmental compatibility. The proposal presented here observes a gradual divergence from the use of fossil fuels based on hydrocarbons towards a replacement of C1 oxygenates, which are produced out of waste-CO₂ and sustainably obtained hydrogen (CWtL).