Impact of product quality and demand evolution on EU refineries at the 2020 horizon: CO2 emissions trend and mitigation options

Dec 13, 2008

Report no. 8/08: This report presents an integrated assessment of the impact of product quality and demand changes on EU refineries between 2000 and 2020 in terms of investment requirements, energy consumption and CO2  emissions. It further explores the potential of...

Optical methods for remote measurement of diffuse VOCs: their role in the quantification of annual refinery emissions

Aug 13, 2008

Report no. 6/08: This report provides a review of the techniques which are currently commercially available for remotely monitoring VOCs from both point and area diffuse emission sources. The use of recently developed optical gas imaging (OGI) equipment is a...

Report of a toxicology forum symposium on air quality and cardiovascular health effects: what’s the impact

Jul 13, 2008

Report no. 5/08: CONCAWE sponsored a special session at the ToxForum meeting (October 2007) on Air Quality and Cardiovascular health effects. The session provided an opportunity to bring together leading scientists and have a debate on the state of knowledge in this...

Advanced combustion for low emissions and high efficiency: a literature review of HCCI combustion concepts

Apr 22, 2008

Report no. 4/08: This report reviews an extensive published literature covering a class of advanced combustion concepts for low emissions and high efficiency in internal combustion engines. For diesel engines, these combustion concepts are generically called...

Guidelines for blending and handling motor gasoline containing up to 10% v/v ethanol

Apr 21, 2008

Report no. 3/08: This report provides guidance on handling and blending ethanol at up to 10% v/v concentrations in motor gasoline. The major challenges associated with ethanol containing gasolines are discussed as they relate to the conformity of the finished fuel to...