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Abbreviations

Advanced biofuel:

Renewable fuel not produced from food crops such as cellulosic biofuel and biomass-based diesel.

Alternative fuel:

A fuel that can serve or be used in place of another or an unconventional fuel choice.

Diesel gallon equivalent (DGE):

The amount of alternative fuel required to match the energy content of 1 gal of diesel fuel.

Gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE):

The amount of alternative fuel required to match the energy content of 1 gal of gasoline.

Mixture calorific value:

The amount of energy contained per volume of fresh charge typically at stoichiometric conditions that can be introduced into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine.

Renewable fuel:

A fuel created from resources that are never used up or can be replaced by new growth.

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Wallner, T., Miers, S.A. (2013). Internal Combustion Engines , Alternative Fuels for. In: Ehsani, M., Wang, FY., Brosch, G.L. (eds) Transportation Technologies for Sustainability. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5844-9_865

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