Use of higher alcohol biofuels in diesel engines: A review

BR Kumar, S Saravanan - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Biofuels have grabbed the attention of engine researchers ever since the oil-crisis and
escalating costs of petro-chemicals cropped up in the׳ 70s. Ethanol and methanol were the …

Monohydric aliphatic alcohols as liquid fuels for using in internal combustion engines: A review

Ş Altun, MŞ Adin, K İlçin - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The environmental and air pollution brought about by the increasing energy consumption
has increased the interest in the use of renewable energy sources in the transportation …

Comparision of fuel properties of biodiesel fuels produced from different oils to determine the most suitable feedstock type

F Yaşar - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy, having primary importance in ensuring the prosperity and development of countries,
has recently become one of the most strategic parameters in the international arena …

A detailed investigation on the performance, combustion, and exhaust emission characteristics of a diesel engine running on the blend of diesel fuel, biodiesel and 1 …

MK Yesilyurt - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Alcohols are exceptional alternative fuels for the utilization in the compression-ignition (CI)
engine due to their built-in fuel improving characteristics such as higher calorific value …

Effects of C3–C5 alcohols on solubility of alcohols/diesel blends

C Jin, X Pang, X Zhang, S Wu, M Ma, Y Xiang, J Ma… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Alcohols with three to five carbon numbers are renewable fuels for blending with diesel fuel,
but the separation and purification of the alcohols from solution by fermentation is of great …

Evaluation of ethanol and isopropanol as additives with diesel fuel in a CRDI diesel engine

E Alptekin - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, alcohol fuels such as ethanol and isopropanol were used as additives with
diesel fuel and two blends (15% ethanol-85% diesel fuel, and 15% isopropanol-85% diesel …

Thermodynamic Analysis of CO2 Hydrogenation to Higher Alcohols (C2–4OH): Effects of Isomers and Methane

Y He, S Liu, W Fu, C Wang, C Mebrahtu, R Sun… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Synthesis of higher alcohols (C2–4OH) by CO2 hydrogenation presents a promising way to
convert CO2 into value-added fuels and chemicals. Understanding the thermodynamics of …

The effect of the injection pressure on single cylinder diesel engine fueled with propanol–diesel blend

M Şen - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the impact of fuel injection pressure on the exhaust emissions, combustion
characteristics and engine performance of a single-cylinder diesel engine fueled with 15 …

Experimental and kinetic modeling study of n-propanol and i-propanol combustion: Flow reactor pyrolysis and laminar flame propagation

W Li, Y Zhang, B Mei, Y Li, C Cao, J Zou, J Yang… - Combustion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Flow reactor pyrolysis and laminar flame propagation are investigated for n-propanol and i-
propanol, which are the smallest alcohol fuels with isomeric structures. Pyrolysis products of …

The effect of diesel fuel-tall oil/ethanol/methanol/isopropyl/n-butanol/fusel oil mixtures on engine performance and exhaust emissions

S Özer - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Tall oil is a waste energy source that can be called as the extract of trees that emerge in
paper mills. Fusel oil is a sugar molasses process waste which is a waste alcohol …