Infrared analysis of E85 engines

The increasing use of new automotive fuel mixtures such as E85 and biodiesel is dramatically changing the chemical monitoring landscape in the development and manufacture of catalysts used to reduce vehicle emissions. Catalyst manufacturers have found that achieving regulatory compliance with these new and chemically complex fuels requires a level of knowledge of the combustion chemistry that goes well beyond the conventional need for CO, CO2, NO, NO2 and THCs analyses.