
Groundbreaking University Research Says E30 is Safe for Non-Flex Fuel Vehicles
In 2021, the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln published “Redefining Renewable Fuels”; an in-depth demonstration of the long-term adaptability and feasibility of E30 consumption in non-flex fuel vehicles.
The E30 Demonstration has officially been peer reviewed and published in ScienceDirect. View it here.
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During the past decade, the Nebraska Ethanol Board has been a leader in research and development related to the ethanol industry. Examples of innovative research supported by the Nebraska Ethanol Board include:
- Ethanol/diesel fuel blends in urban mass transit vehicles
- Analysis of gasoline components
- Test methods to detect ethanol in soil and water samples
- Performance characteristics of ethanol in racing engines
- Research to advance ethanol utilization technology
- Gasoline sample analysis at pipeline terminals
- Monitoring groundwater chemistry related to underground storage tank leakage
- Identifying chemical manufacturing process conditions
- Ethanol fuel for use in aviation applications
- General Motors fuel acidity testing
- Aqueous ethanol concentrations (parts per billion in groundwater)
- USDA grant assistance for Nebraska Bioclean project