Abstract:
The present invention is directed to an on-demand, on-board vehicle system and process the for conversion of a starting fuel comprising saturated hydrocarbons to a final fuel comprising one or more unsaturated hydrocarbons using an on-board reactor. The final fuel may have a higher Research Octane Number (RON) and/or lower cetane number than the starting fuel and may be supplied to an on-board engine only when the engine load requires a fuel with a higher RON and/or lower cetane number than the starting fuel, which also minimizes or eliminates the operating inefficiencies of octane "give away" and maximizes the economic operation of the vehicle.
Abstract:
An emission-free power generation system includes a combustion chamber (402) having a first inlet (402A) for receiving a fuel (407) and a closed-loop fluidic circuit (450) fluidly connected between a second inlet (402B) of the combustion chamber (402) and an outlet (402C) of the combustion chamber (402). Combustion gases from the combustion chamber (402) include only water and carbon dioxide, and the fuel includes performic acid or a combination of formic acid and hydrogen peroxide.