Water Production as a Result of Diesel Combustion in the Bus Fleet of São Paulo City Gabriel Alcalá Tabata, João Batista Cyrino Florence, Deovaldo de Moraes Júnior, Aldo Ramos Santos

Abstract

 The population growth of the city of São Paulo has been increasing over the years, and the bus fleet has been growing proportionally. These buses are primarily fueled by diesel, a fossil fuel composed mainly of hydrocarbons, which results in the release of water, carbon dioxide, and other components upon combustion. Little is said about the water produced as a result of this burning process. It is an acidic water, released daily and harmful to the environment. The present article quantified theoretically the water produced as a result of the combustion of diesel consumed by the municipal bus fleet of São Paulo city, based on literature data, and concluded that it is possible to fill around 13 Olympic-sized swimming pools per month.