Ongoing progress in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and catalysis continues to
produce a diverse array of advanced biofuels with complex molecular structure and …

and 2-pentene are components in gasoline and are also used as representative alkene
components in gasoline surrogate fuels. Most of the available ignition delay time data in the …

The laminar burning velocity (LBV) is a fundamental property of a fuel/oxidizer mixture with
high impact on combustion processes in practical engines. Profound knowledge of its …

The continuous development of a core C 0–C 4 kinetic mechanism generally involves
updating it using reliable kinetics and thermodynamics and may also involve the inclusion of …

The preparation of renewable isoprene from biomass-derivable feedstocks is extremely
desirable for the sustainable rubber/latex/pharmaceutical industries. We report here a novel …

Utilizing kinetic simulations with the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima)
mechanism, the research octane number (RON) of various synergistic blendstocks at …

In recent years, hydrogen-carrying compounds have accrued interest as an alternative to
traditional fossil fuels due to their function as zero-emission fuels. As such, there is interest in …

Recent findings from the US Energy Information Administration project an increase in
domestic fossil fuel consumption (eg, petroleum and natural gas) and global greenhouse …

Dibutyl ether (DBE) is a promising biofuel due to its high cetane number (~ 100) and high
volumetric energy density (31.6 MJ/L). It could either be used directly in compression ignition …

Ethanol is a widely available carbon compound that can be increasingly produced with a net
negative carbon balance. Carbon-negative ethanol might therefore provide a feedstock for …