Talk:Oxygenate

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[edit] How does an oxygenate work chemically?

If the oxygen is already in chemical combination, how can it aid further combustion? If it does aid combustion, why will it not burn by itself in the absence of additional air/oxygen? It seems more like a partially burned compound like CO vs. CO2. --Tobyw 12:29, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What percentages of oxygenates are used in fuels?

--Tobyw 12:31, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Specifically, with ordinary internal combustion engines, what is the maximum proportion of ethanol that can be added to gasoline? Gas stations currently use a 10% ethanol:90% gasoline mixture. Is a higher proportion of ethanol possible? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.100.176.218 (talk) 02:51, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

It depends greatly on the oxygenate. Ethanol is commonly used as 85% ethanol, 15% regular gasoline, so called E85. --Vuo (talk) 21:45, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

I think that the article needs to be rewritten, because the current version [1] advocates some kind of conspiracy theory about political corruption in America involving the oil companies. Why are oxygenates then used widely also elsewhere if it's just an American conspiracy? The same applies to a lot of American conspiracies, such as water fluoridation conspiracies. --Vuo (talk) 21:45, 2 February 2008 (UTC)