Microbial surfactants: the next generation multifunctional biomolecules for applications in the petroleum industry and its associated environmental remediation

EO Fenibo, GN Ijoma, R Selvarajan, CB Chikere - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Surfactants are a broad category of tensio-active biomolecules with multifunctional
properties applications in diverse industrial sectors and processes. Surfactants are …

Recent progress on mixing technology for water-emulsion fuel: A review

A Sartomo, B Santoso, O Muraza - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Global problems such as energy crisis and air pollution issues have motivated researchers
to conduct research on water-diesel fuel emulsion as a strategic research works …

Experimental investigation of unmodified diesel engine performance, combustion and emission with multipurpose additive along with water-in-diesel emulsion fuel

R Vigneswaran, K Annamalai, B Dhinesh… - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The inspiration of the present work emerges from the formulation to enhance the
combustion, emission and performance of a single cylinder diesel engine through modifying …

An investigation of deposit formation in the injector, spray characteristics, and performance of a diesel engine fueled with preheated vegetable oil and diesel fuel

AT Hoang, VV Le, VV Pham… - Energy Sources, Part A …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Diesel engines have considered as the popular internal combustion engine used in
transport, agriculture-forestry-fishery, and power generator due to their utility. Stringent …

Biosurfactants as multifunctional remediation agents of environmental pollutants generated by the petroleum industry

AAP Selva Filho, A Converti, RCF Soares da Silva… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fuel and oil spills during the exploration, refining, and distribution of oil and petrochemicals
are primarily responsible for the accumulation of organic pollutants in the environment. The …

Performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine operating on different water in diesel emulsion fuels: optimization using response surface methodology …

SS Hoseini, MA Sobati - Frontiers in Energy, 2019 - Springer
The nitrogen oxide (NO x) release of diesel engines can be reduced using water in diesel
emulsion fuel without any engine modification. In the present paper, different formulations of …

Performance of a diesel engine with water emulsified diesel prepared with optimized process parameters

N Kumar, H Raheman… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
An attempt has been made to produce stable water–diesel emulsion with optimal
formulation and process parameters and to evaluate the performance and emission …

Preparation and characterization of PPSU membranes with BiOCl nanowafers loaded on activated charcoal for oil in water separation

MC Nayak, AM Isloor, A Moslehyani… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bismuth oxychloride nanowafers were synthesized and loaded on activated charcoal (BiOCl-
AC) and were used as a novel additive to prepare polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) ultrafiltration …

Use of diesel and emulsified diesel in CI engine: A comparative analysis of engine characteristics

ZU Hassan, M Usman, M Asim, AH Kazim… - Science …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite a number of efforts to evaluate the utility of water-diesel emulsions (WED) in CI
engine to improve its performance and reduce its emissions in search of alternative fuels to …

Impact of injection pressures on properties, microscopic behavior, and microexplosions in biodiesel-emulsified fuel with biosurfactant

A Ali, ARA Aziz, MA Ismael - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Water in biodiesel emulsified fuel improves air–fuel mixing and reduces combustion
temperature, thereby lowering nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions in diesel engines. Studies …