Review of alternative fuel initiatives for leaded aviation gasoline (AVGAS) replacement

• Main Authors: Kumar, Thanikasalam, Mohsin, Rahmat, Abdul Ghafir, Mohammad Fahmi, Kumar, Ilanchelvi, Wash, Ananth Manickam
• Format: Article
• Published: The Italian Association of Chemical Engineering 2018
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84176/; https://www.aidic.it/cet/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Tetraet hylead (TEL) is an additive in aviation gasoline (AVGAS) fuels to help suppress knock. Knock produces very high pressure inside the engine which can cause severe damage easily . Without the addition of TEL, the octane levels will be too low for some engines. Using a lower...