Abstract
The environmental behavior of dimethoxy methane (DMM), a candidate oxygenate, was evaluated, as a step toward the development of more integrated fuel assessments. Although its volatility may present fuel-handling problems, DMM, produced from methanol, mixes well with diesel fuel. A chemical-kinetic combustion model was used to identify and compare the formation of air toxics. A regional-scale multicompartment model and soil/groundwater transport models were also utilized to study the fate of DMM in various environmental media and to simulate a hypothetical release from a leaking fuel-storage tank, respectively. The relative importance of water-based inhalation, ingestion, and dermal exposures was compared. DMM effectively reduced particulate emissions from a diesel engine. Its environmental behavior was comparable to that of MTBE. DMM could be used to handle the potential health risks of exposures to particulates derived from diesel-powered vehicles.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 294-297 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Mar 26 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 219th ACS National Meeting - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Mar 26 2000 → Mar 30 2000 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemical Engineering(all)