API Publication 4261 summarizes
information from the technical literature on
producing and applying alcohols and ethers
as fuels and fuel components for the
transportation sector. It assesses the
technical advantages and disadvantages of
alcohols and ethers with respect to
hydrocarbon fuels. Since the amendment of
the Clean Air Act in 1977, and subsequently
in 1990, public interest in the role of
oxygenates in transportation has
significantly increased. This edition of API
Publication 4261 has been updated and
expanded to include a review of the
oxygenate regulations and the technical
literature that has been published since
1988. It provides a technical assessment
suitable for policy discussions related to
alcohols and ethers in transportation.