Not exact matches
The Environmental Protection Agency phased in ultra-low-
sulfur diesel
fuel starting in 2007, and is proposing to do the same with gasoline starting in 2017, bringing the allowable
sulfur levels from 30 parts per million (PPM) to 10 PPM, according to a Bloomberg report.
The American Lung Association supports reducing the
sulfur levels in all gasoline, diesel, aviation, and marine
fuels, and toxic air pollutants from all mobile sources.
The advantages of using pelletized paper
fuel include: a new use for discarded paper; reduction in the consumption of non-renewable fossil
fuels; paper provides a higher
level of heat generation; and because paper contains little
Sulfur, its co-firing with coal reduces
Sulfur emissions.
At the current allowable
levels of
sulfur in marine bunker
fuels, pollutant emissions (particulates, black carbon, NOx, SOx, and CO2) from... Read more →
One type of
sulfur oxide,
sulfur dioxide, is produced by burning
fuel that contains high
levels of
sulfur.
The
fuel used in ships, for instance, still contains low
levels of
sulfur and is highly polluting.
Martinez explains that the European legislation has taken the
sulfur levels in
fuels to very little
levels (below 50ppm), and low
sulfur mineral
fuels loose lubricant ability inside engine cylinders.