Potential of clean liquid fuels in decarbonizing transportation–An overlooked net-zero pathway?

MZA Khan, HA Khan, SS Ravi, JWG Turner… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the growing sales of electric vehicles and electrification as a means to alleviate the
growing problem of climate change, it is largely overlooked that internal combustion engine …

A prompt decarbonization pathway for shipping: green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol production and utilization in marine engines

J Shi, Y Zhu, Y Feng, J Yang, C Xia - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
The shipping industry has reached a higher level of maturity in terms of its knowledge and
awareness of decarbonization challenges. Carbon-free or carbon-neutralized green fuel …

Numerical simulation of lean premixed combustion characteristics and emissions of natural gas-ammonia dual-fuel marine engine with the pre-chamber ignition …

X Wu, Y Feng, Y Gao, C Xia, Y Zhu, M Shreka, P Ming - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
As an efficient hydrogen carrier, ammonia (NH 3) has great potential to realize the target of
carbon neutralization. In this paper, a natural gas-ammonia dual-fuel engine model has …

Minimizing the impacts of the ammonia economy on the nitrogen cycle and climate

MB Bertagni, RH Socolow… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Ammonia (NH3) is an attractive low-carbon fuel and hydrogen carrier. However, losses and
inefficiencies across the value chain could result in reactive nitrogen emissions (NH3, NOx …

[HTML][HTML] Drop-in and hydrogen-based biofuels for maritime transport: Country-based assessment of climate change impacts in Europe up to 2050

MDB Watanabe, F Cherubini, A Tisserant… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alternative fuels are crucial to decarbonize the European maritime transport, but their net
climate benefits vary with the type of fuel and production country. In this study, we assess the …

[HTML][HTML] Decarbonising international shipping–A life cycle perspective on alternative fuel options

BAD Tomos, L Stamford, A Welfle, A Larkin - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to compare hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, and waste-derived biofuels as
shipping fuels using life cycle assessment, to establish what potential they have to contribute …

[HTML][HTML] Simulations of ammonia spray evaporation, cooling, mixture formation and combustion in a direct injection compression ignition engine

MT Lewandowski, M Pasternak, M Haugsvær… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the novel approach of direct liquid ammonia injection into the
combustion chamber of a compression ignition engine. Unlike traditional gaseous ammonia …

Ammonia marine engine design for enhanced efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions

X Zhou, T Li, R Chen, Y Wei, X Wang, N Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Pilot-diesel-ignition ammonia combustion engines have attracted widespread attentions
from the maritime sector, but there are still bottleneck problems such as high unburned NH3 …

Generation mechanism and emission characteristics of N2O and NOx in ammonia-diesel dual-fuel engine

B Wu, Y Wang, D Wang, Y Feng, S Jin - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia, as a hydrogen-derived fuel, primarily emits N 2 O and NO x when burned in an
engine. The emissions originate from ammonia fuel and nitrogen in the air. In this paper, the …

Nitrogen management during decarbonization

X Zhang, R Sabo, L Rosa, H Niazi, P Kyle… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Decarbonization is crucial to combat climate change. However, some decarbonization
strategies could profoundly impact the nitrogen cycle. In this Review, we explore the …