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Briggs & Stratton (B&S) ran a test program
with isobutanol provided by Gevo, a renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company. Isobutanol, which can be produced out of corn starch, cellulosic materials, agricultural residues and other ethanol feedstocks, is an alcohol that acts like a hydrocarbon. Therefore, this four- carbon molecule could function as a "drop-in" product to allow customers to replace petro- leum-derived raw materials with isobutanol- derived raw materials without modification to their equipment or production processes. "Briggs & Stratton is encouraged by the re- sults of the isobutanol testing on our engines," said Todd Teske, chairman, president & CEO of Briggs & Stratton Corporation. "We are very interested in alternative fuels that do not cause damage to the substantial number of engines in use today while lessening the country's depend- ency on foreign oil." "These positive results show that isobutanol is an excellent gasoline additive," said Pat Gru- ber, CEO of Gevo, Inc. "If isobutanol blends run well in small engines, they should run well in all engines without the need for flex-fuel retrofits, blender pumps or new infrastructure as our own, previous testing has shown. Renewable isobutanol should therefore make it easier for the nation to gain energy independence and
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meet mandated biofuel targets." After testing three different B&S engine models on gasoline containing 12.5-percent isobutanol, the following results were recorded: • No engine or performance issues were found while running on isobutanol. • Horsepower and torque levels remained the same while running on isobutanol. • Equivalent or better performance than E10 at temperatures ranging from 40 to 120 degrees F.
• No significant change in emissions (HC+NOx) levels. • Isobutanol does not absorb water like
ethanol. This will lead to fewer problems in the seasonal-use conditions and long storage periods that are common with small-engine applications.
Bonus GIE+EXPO 2011 coverage Cub Cadet added two more TANKs to its
zero-turn mower arsenal, Wright Manufac- turing introduced its Sport X mower, and Mean Green Products debuted its 100- percent pure-electric zero-turn mowers — all of which are highlighted among nearly two dozen commercial riding mowers in "Mowers and More" on pages 28-31. For even more coverage of GIE+EXPO
2011, including several more photos, please visit www.outdoorpowerequipment.com.
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