Bio-butanol as a new generation of clean alternative fuel for SI (spark ignition) and CI (compression ignition) engines

X Zhen, Y Wang, D Liu - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Bio-butanol (N-butanol) is a renewable, environmentally friendly, and economical
alternative fuel that, like many other alternative fuels such as methanol, ethanol, and natural …

Impact of lower and higher alcohols on the physicochemical properties of particulate matter from diesel engines: A review

MA Ghadikolaei, PK Wong, CS Cheung, Z Ning… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The literature reveals that fossil fuels will continue to be the main energy source for
transportation fleets up to 2050, despite their non-renewability and the emissions of …

Effects of oxygenated biofuel additives on soot formation: A comprehensive review of laboratory-scale studies

L Xu, Y Wang, D Liu - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxygenated fuels have been widely used in combustion engines to tailor fuel properties,
improve combustion performance and reduce harmful emissions such as soot particles …

The investigation of auto-ignition properties of 1-butanol–biodiesel blends under various temperatures conditions

H Kuszewski, A Jaworski, M Mądziel, P Woś - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
In this article, the auto-ignition properties of blends of high cetane rape methyl esters (RME)
as biodiesel and 1-butanol were investigated, with 1-butanol fractions of up to 25% by …

Particulate emission and physical properties of particulate matter emitted from a diesel engine fueled with ternary fuel (diesel-biodiesel-ethanol) in blended and …

MA Ghadikolaei, L Wei, CS Cheung, KF Yung, Z Ning - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to explore the influences of different fueling modes, including
diesel alone, blended, fumigation and a combined fumigation+ blended (F+ B) modes, on …

Effects of alcohol addition to traditional fuels on soot formation: A review

Y Hua, F Liu, H Wu, CF Lee… - International Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Soot is one of the main pollutants produced by incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels,
which poses a serious threat to human health and the urban environment. Alcohols have …

Experimental study on ignition and combustion characteristics of biodiesel-butanol blends at different injection pressures

Q Zhang, J Xia, J Wang, Z He, W Zhao, Y Qian… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the biodiesel derived from animal and vegetable oils was investigated, and it
was mixed with 10%, 30% and 50% of n-butanol by volume. The objective of the …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of the impact of oxygenated biofuel additives on soot emissions in laboratory scale

Z Zhang, J Hu, D Zhang, G Jia, B Zhang, S Wang… - Fuel Processing …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soot has harmful effects on the environment and human health. The formation process of
soot includes six steps: fuel pyrolysis, soot nucleation, coalescence, surface growth …

Progress in the use of biobutanol blends in diesel engines

D Fernández-Rodríguez, M Lapuerta, L German - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, the transport sector is trying to face climate change and to contribute to a
sustainable world by introducing modern after-treatment systems or by using biofuels. In …

Experimental investigation of soot morphology and primary particle size along axial and radial direction of an ethylene diffusion flame via electron microscopy

H Chu, W Han, W Cao, C Tao, M Raza… - Journal of the Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effect of oxygen concentrations on the formation and evolution of soot particles was
investigated by analyzing soot morphology using SiC fiber deposition technique and …