Currently, here in Thailand we are using a lot of cars fueled with LPG as an alternative source of energy. Since its price is cheaper than gasohol and diesel, increasingly, people turn their cars to this LPG.
I am wondering it this type of fuel may cause health impact in either acute or chronic exposure during their transportation. Myself also have experience with LPG taxi here always smell deodorant added in LPG while sitting in the cab.
Are there any suggests or studies done on this LPG exposure by passenger?
Some years ago, a Liquid Gas fueled taxi caught fire in the Madrid's 'Serrano street', passenger died, I don't know more about this
An engine feed only on LPG would produce no Particulates, and probably less Hydrocarbons, CO, and specially less NOx in exhaust than on other fuels, due to the nature of this fuel, and of the lower flame temperatue inside the combustion chamber, the issue if the final amount of CO2, that is not harmful to persons but to environment, in terms of g/km is higher because of the lower energy released per gram of LPG burnt, relative to gram of Gasoline and Diesel, and the CO emissions in a similar term may also be higher, is something about I can only make especulations, as I have no reliable data or know any reliable source for this.
Usually, regarding propulsion means, the www.sae.org site in their store for publications contains a very good references' database.
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