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 …

Utilization of renewable oxygenates as gasoline blending components

J Yanowitz, E Christensen, RL McCormick - 2011 - osti.gov
This report reviews the use of higher alcohols and several cellulose-derived oxygenates as
blend components in gasoline. Material compatibility issues are expected to be less severe …

Performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine using isobutanol–diesel fuel blends

M Karabektas, M Hosoz - Renewable Energy, 2009 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to investigate the suitability of isobutanol–diesel fuel blends as an
alternative fuel for the diesel engine, and experimentally determine their effects on the …

Experimental comparative study on combustion, performance and emissions characteristics of methanol, ethanol and butanol in a spark ignition engine

Y Li, J Gong, Y Deng, W Yuan, J Fu, B Zhang - Applied Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
The comparative analysis on combustion, performance and emissions characteristics of a
PFI SI engine fueled with methanol, ethanol and butanol-gasoline blends under various …

Octane numbers of ethanol− and methanol− gasoline blends estimated from molar concentrations

JE Anderson, U Kramer, SA Mueller… - Energy & Fuels, 2010 - ACS Publications
When expressed using volumetric concentrations (as is industry practice), the addition of
relatively small amounts of ethanol or methanol (eg, 10% by volume) to gasoline appears to …

Performance and combustion characteristics of alcohol–gasoline blends at wide-open throttle

AN Ozsezen, M Canakci - Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
This study discusses the performance and exhaust emissions of a vehicle fueled with low
content alcohol (ethanol and methanol) blends and pure gasoline. The vehicle tests were …

Experimental comparison of acetone-n-butanol-ethanol (ABE) and isopropanol-n-butanol-ethanol (IBE) as fuel candidate in spark-ignition engine

Y Li, Y Chen, G Wu, FL Chia-fon, J Liu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Among primary alcohols, bio-n-butanol is considered as a promising alternative fuel
candidate. However, relatively low production efficiency and high cost of component …

A Shock Tube Study of n- and iso-Propanol Ignition

MV Johnson, SS Goldsborough, Z Serinyel… - Energy & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
An understanding of the ignition and oxidation characteristics of propanol, as well as other
alcohols, is important toward the development and design of combustion engines that can …

NOx Emission from a spark ignition engine using 30% Iso-butanol–gasoline blend: Part 1—Preheating inlet air

FN Alasfour - Applied thermal engineering, 1998 - Elsevier
This research investigated the effect of using a 30% iso-butanol–gasoline blend on NOx
emission in a spark ignition engine. The influence of preheating inlet air on NOx emission …

The effect of iso‐butanol‐diesel blends on engine performance

MI Al‐Hasan, M Al‐Momany - Transport, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The effect of iso‐butanol addition to diesel fuel on engine performance parameters has been
experimentally investigated. The used engine was a single cylinder four stroke CI engine …