Impacts of additives on performance and emission characteristics of diesel engines during steady state operation

E Khalife, M Tabatabaei, A Demirbas… - Progress in energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Depletion of fossil fuel resources and stringent emission mandates has spurred the search
for improved diesel engines performance and cleaner combustion. One of the best …

Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) in the environment–a review

BAM Bandowe, H Meusel - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) are derivatives of PAHs with at least
one nitro-functional group (-NO 2) on the aromatic ring. The toxic effects of several nitro …

Numerical and experimental evaluation on the pooled effect of waste cooking oil biodiesel/diesel blends and exhaust gas recirculation in a twin-cylinder diesel engine

D Balasubramanian, AT Hoang, IP Venugopal… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, worldwide, many countries are engaged in reducing the vehicular exhaust
emissions from diesel engines as diesel engines are the main source of power in various …

Air quality in the megacity of São Paulo: Evolution over the last 30 years and future perspectives

M de Fatima Andrade, P Kumar, ED de Freitas… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive review of published results from the last 30 years regarding
the sources and atmospheric characteristics of particles and ozone in the Metropolitan Area …

Fuel effects on PAH formation, toxicity and regulated pollutants: Detailed comparison of biodiesel blends with propanol, butanol and pentanol

N Yilmaz, FM Vigil, B Donaldson - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Blends of biodiesel and high-carbon alcohols have the potential to increase the rate of
biofuel use in diesel engines, while reducing harmful and toxic compounds such as …

Exhaust emissions from a light-duty diesel engine with Jatropha biodiesel fuel

P Tan, Z Hu, D Lou, Z Li - Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
In this study, regulated and unregulated exhaust emissions with petroleum diesel fuel and
Jatropha-based biodiesel blends at proportions of 5%, 10%, 20%, 50% and 100%(v/v) have …

An observational perspective on the atmospheric impacts of alkyl and multifunctional nitrates on ozone and secondary organic aerosol

AE Perring, SE Pusede, RC Cohen - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Reactive nitrogen oxides are fundamental to the chemistry of atmospheric oxidation and
affect air quality, climate, and ecosystem nutrient cycling. Nitrogen oxides interact …

Impact analysis of biodiesel on engine performance—A review

G Dwivedi, S Jain, MP Sharma - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
Energy is a basic requirement for economic development. Every sector of Indian economy-
agriculture, industry transport, commercial and domestic needs input of energy. The …

Diesel blends with high concentrations of biodiesel and n-butanol: Effects on regulated pollutants and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

N Yilmaz, SM Davis - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite advances in alternative energy production (including electric vehicles and hydrogen
fuel cells), fossil fuels remain ubiquitous and an ongoing threat to the environment …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the environment: environmental fate and transformation

S Manzetti - Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are toxic and carcinogenic compounds that occur in the
environment and derive from two classes processes: petrogenic and pyrogenic processes …