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Fuel-Water Nanoemulsions A Review 

 

Arnulfo Rosas-Juárez ^1,2,3, Ana L. Rivera² and V. M. Castaño²
(¹Doctorado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales,Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos,Cuernavaca, Morelos,México, ²Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,A.P. 1-1010,Querétaro, Querétaro 7600,México, ³ Facultad de Ciencias Químicas,Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla,A.P. J-55,Puebla, Puebla72570, México) 

Abstract

This review of oil-in-water nanoemulsions is presented followed by a new application as a surfactant water fuel (different commercial gasoline). The miscibility of water in these fuels is very high, allowing to produce stable nearly monodispersed nanoemulsions, without a cosurfactant. The nanoemulsions were tested as fuels in a two-cycle engine where it worked as an excellent octane enhancer. 

 

Keywords:

Nanoemulsion, oil-in-water nanoemulsions, fuel 

Received:                   Published Date:

04 Sep 2008             06 Oct 2008

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