Impacts of biodiesel combustion on NOx emissions and their reduction approaches

SM Palash, MA Kalam, HH Masjuki, BM Masum… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Increasing energy demand and environment concerns have prompted an evolution of
alternative fuel sources. As an alternative fuel source, biodiesel is attractive because it …

Exhaust emissions of diesel engines operating under transient conditions with biodiesel fuel blends

EG Giakoumis, CD Rakopoulos, AM Dimaratos… - Progress in Energy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The transient operation of turbocharged diesel engines can prove quite demanding in terms
of engine response, systems reliability and exhaust emissions. It is a daily encountered …

Oxides of nitrogen emissions from biodiesel-fuelled diesel engines

J Sun, JA Caton, TJ Jacobs - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Biodiesel has received, and continues to receive, considerable attention for its potential use
as an augmenting fuel to petroleum diesel. Its advantages include decreased net carbon …

An Experimental Investigation of the Origin of Increased NOx Emissions When Fueling a Heavy-Duty Compression-Ignition Engine with Soy Biodiesel

CJ Mueller, AL Boehman, GC Martin - SAE International Journal of Fuels …, 2009 - JSTOR
It is generally accepted that emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) increase as the volume
fraction of biodiesel increases in blends with conventional diesel fuel. While many …

Mitigation of NOx emissions from a jatropha biodiesel fuelled DI diesel engine using antioxidant additives

K Varatharajan, M Cheralathan, R Velraj - Fuel, 2011 - Elsevier
Biodiesel offers cleaner combustion over conventional diesel fuel including reduced
particulate matter, carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbon emissions. However …

Influence of fuel properties and composition on NOx emissions from biodiesel powered diesel engines: A review

K Varatharajan, M Cheralathan - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
Biodiesel has proved to be an environment friendly alternative fuel for diesel engine
because it can alleviate regulated and unregulated exhaust emissions. However, most …

Effect of the degree of unsaturation of biodiesel fuels on engine performance, combustion characteristics, and emissions

P Benjumea, JR Agudelo, AF Agudelo - Energy & Fuels, 2011 - ACS Publications
Biodiesel fuels derived from different feedstocks may have significantly different fatty acid
profiles and physicochemical properties. To gain further insight into the effect of the …

Biodiesel combustion: advances in chemical kinetic modeling

JYW Lai, KC Lin, A Violi - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Burgeoning global demand for energy has increased concerns about the fuel security issues
and deleterious environmental impacts that result from the ubiquitous use of fossil fuels to …

Biodiesel NOx penalty and control measures-a review

J Thangaraja, K Anand, PS Mehta - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biodiesel fuels comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from
vegetable oils or animal fats serve as a potential alternative to fossil diesel. The biodiesel …

Variations in the chemical composition and morphology of soot induced by the unsaturation degree of biodiesel and a biodiesel blend

M Salamanca, F Mondragón, JR Agudelo… - Combustion and …, 2012 - Elsevier
This work is about the influence of the molecular structure of the fatty acid esters present in
two neat biodiesel fuels and their blend (50% by volume) on particulate matter emission …