Natural gas engine technologies: Challenges and energy sustainability issue

GT Chala, AR Abd Aziz, FY Hagos - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Energy sustainability and environmental issues pose greater challenges on different primary
energy sectors as the global energy demand increases and it is projected to further increase …

Conversion of by-products from the vegetable oil industry into biodiesel and its use in internal combustion engines: a review

R Piloto-Rodriguez, EA Melo, L Goyos-Pérez… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Biodiesel produced from by-products and waste materials can be an economical way of
reducing traditional oil consumption and environmental problems. The by-products from the …

Mechanism, ab initio calculations and microkinetics of straight-chain alcohol, ether, ester, aldehyde and carboxylic acid hydrodeoxygenation over Ni-Mo catalyst

B Hočevar, M Grilc, M Huš, B Likozar - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrotreatment of bio-based model compounds was investigated in a three-phase slurry
reactor over pre-sulphided NiMo/γ-Al 2 O 3 bifunctional catalyst. Experimental results were …

Experimental investigations of density and dynamic viscosity of n-hexadecane with three fatty acid methyl esters

X Wang, X Wang, J Chen - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
The main components of biodiesel are fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) or fatty acid ethyl
esters (FAEEs). N-hexadecane is commonly used as a reference molecule for modeling …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of volatility characteristics and temperature-dependent density, surface tension, and kinematic viscosity of n-butanol-diesel and ABE-diesel fuel …

D Csemány, O DarAli, SAH Rizvi, V Józsa - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate strategies and targets are impossible to meet with the continuously expanding
energy and transportation sectors without renewable liquid fuels. Butanol is a potential …

Density, viscosity, and refractive index of binary mixtures of fatty acid ethyl esters with ethylcyclohexane

D Li, J Wang, Y Gao, X Zhan, M Li… - Journal of Chemical & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The density, viscosity, and refractive index data of binary mixtures for the main components
of biodiesel (ethyl caprylate, ethyl caprate, and ethyl myristate) with ethylcyclohexane in the …

Speed of Sound in Hydrocarbon-Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Blends: Experimental Investigation and Combining Rule Development

JP Bazile, D Nasri, JL Daridon - Journal of Chemical & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This paper presents a comprehensive investigation into predictive modeling of the speed of
sound in hydrocarbon-fatty acid methyl ester blends. Experimental work was first conducted …

Measuring the density, viscosity, surface tension, and refractive index of binary mixtures of cetane with solketal, a novel fuel additive

J Esteban, H Murasiewicz, TAH Simons, S Bakalis… - Energy & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
As a consequence of the surplus of glycerol generated from the development of the
biodiesel industry, making valuable products from it has been an ongoing subject for the …

Densities and excess molar volumes of mixtures containing diesel, biodiesel and alkanols at temperatures from 288.15 to 313.15 K

S Malik, PJ Darolia, SK Garg, VK Sharma - Chinese Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work is focusing on the synthesization and physico-chemical properties of
Jatropha curcas biodiesel with diesel and alcohols. The densities of binary diesel (2)+ 1 …

Experimental density data and excess molar volumes of coconut biodiesel+ n-hexadecane and coconut biodiesel+ diesel at different temperatures

FMR Mesquita, FX Feitosa… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
The density of the pure component (n-hexadecane), pure pseudo-components (coconut
biodiesel and diesel) and pseudo-binary mixtures of coconut biodiesel with n-hexadecane …