Ethanol as a renewable biofuel: Combustion characteristics and application in engines

AZ Mendiburu, CH Lauermann, TC Hayashi… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The present review article aims to study different aspects involving ethanol combustion and
utilization. The review deals with the production and sustainability of corn-based and …

Experimental and density functional theory study on role of calcium in NO reduction by NH3 on char surface during ammonia co-firing with pulverized coal

MC Jia, S Su, LM He, YF Chen, K Xu, L Jiang, J Xu… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As a carbon-free energy, NH 3 has attracted increasing attention from scholars. Ammonia-
coal co-firing, as a technology for ammonia energy utilization, has great application …

High-pressure shock tube study of ethanol oxidation: Ignition delay time and CO time-history measurements

AR Laich, E Ninnemann, S Neupane, R Rahman… - Combustion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ethanol oxidation was studied by measuring CO time-histories and ignition delay times
behind reflected shockwaves at elevated pressures. In this study, experimental conditions …

Effects of isoalcohol blending with gasoline on autoignition behavior in a rapid compression machine: isopropanol and isobutanol

SS Goldsborough, S Cheng, D Kang… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alcohols, and particularly isoalcohols, are potentially advantageous blendstocks towards
achieving efficient, low-carbon intensity internal combustion engines. Their use in advanced …

Experimental and modeling study of C2–C4 alcohol autoignition at intermediate temperature conditions

S Cheng, D Kang, SS Goldsborough… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
C2–C4 alcohols are advantageous blendstocks identified by many research groups,
including the US Department of Energy Co-Optima Initiative, towards enabling efficient …

Insights into the role of the H-abstraction reaction kinetics of amines in understanding their degeneration fates under atmospheric and combustion conditions

Y Shang, SN Luo - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Amines, a class of prototypical volatile organic compounds, have garnered considerable
interest within the context of atmospheric and combustion chemistry due to their substantial …

An improved detailed chemical kinetic model for C3-C4 linear and iso-alcohols and their blends with gasoline at engine-relevant conditions

C Saggese, CM Thomas, SW Wagnon… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
Propanol and butanol isomers have received significant research attention as promising fuel
additives or neat biofuels. Robust chemical kinetic models are needed that can provide …

Microscopic mechanism and kinetics of NO heterogeneous reduction on char surface: A density functional theory study

YF Chen, S Su, T Liu, YW Song, X Wang, MX Qing… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A quantum chemistry calculation with density functional theory at M06-2X/6-31G (d, p)//def-
TZVP level is conducted to gain insights into the microscopic mechanism of NO …

Experimental and DFT research on role of sodium in NO reduction on char surface under H2O/Ar atmosphere

YF Chen, S Su, CX Zhang, ZH Wang, YX Xie, H Zhang… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The catalytic mechanism of Na during NO reduction on char surface is proposed to provide
fundamental information for minimizing NO x emissions. A molecular modeling study was …

Insights into the interaction between NO and char (N) containing different functional forms: Mechanistic, thermodynamic and kinetic studies

YF Chen, S Su, YW Song, T Liu, ZH Wang, T Shu… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Char-bound nitrogen [char (N)] is confirmed to be the real intermediate in heterogeneous
reduction during coal combustion. Aiming to have a deep insight into the interaction …