[NSRCA-discussion] Acetone in methanol?

[Rcmaster199 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/20/2006 5:49:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
Tom.Koenig at actewagl.com.au writes:

So my question  is-what exactly can/does Acetone do in our fuel mixes?? Does 
it do anything at  all?? 
 
Thanks for any  insight.
 
Tom



Tom, without going into the Chemistry, the two materials, Acetone and  
Methanol, are fairly similar chemically. Sort of like second cousins. Each  
substance contains an oxygen atom per molecule, but the Acetone is the  bigger 
molecule. They each provide Oxygen to the burn, except Methanol just a  bit more. 
It's not as simple as I state but you get the idea. 
 
Acetone is considerably more volatile than MeOH so if allowed even little  
room exposure, the stuff will probably evaporate.
 
Neither brings as much oxygen to the party as Nitro Methane.  So to answer 
your question, yes it does something but it's doubtfull you would  notice it, 
the differences being so small. 
 
If we were running gasoline power plants then it could assist the burn  some, 
but again 1 to 3% is very small
 
Matt
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