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For automobile purposes, fuels such as petrol and diesel are mainly produced from crude oil by distillation or cracking processes. Fuels such as benzole (from coal) or alcohol (from vegetable matter) may be used, but only relatively small quantities are produced.
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© 1990 Roy Brooks and Jack Hirst
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Hirst, J. (1990). Combustion. In: Brooks, R. (eds) Engines and Related Systems. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12121-2_8
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