Influence of functional groups on low-temperature combustion chemistry of biofuels

B Rotavera, CA Taatjes - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Ongoing progress in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and catalysis continues to
produce a diverse array of advanced biofuels with complex molecular structure and …

Esters as a potential renewable fuel: A review of the combustion characteristics

F Oppong, C Xu, X Li, Z Luo - Fuel Processing Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Esters are considered as potential fuels in the transportation sector including road, marine
shipping, and aviation to control greenhouse gas emissions. In the context of this possibility …

Combustion in the future: The importance of chemistry

K Kohse-Höinghaus - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2021 - Elsevier
Combustion involves chemical reactions that are often highly exothermic. Combustion
systems utilize the energy of chemical compounds released during this reactive process for …

Studies of low temperature oxidation of n-pentane with nitric oxide addition in a jet stirred reactor

H Zhao, L Wu, C Patrick, Z Zhang, Y Rezgui… - Combustion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The low temperature oxidation of n-pentane with nitric oxide (NO) addition has been
investigated at 500–800 K in an atmospheric jet stirred reactor (JSR). The molar fraction of …

Experimental and modeling study of the mutual oxidation of N-pentane and nitrogen dioxide at low and high temperatures in a jet stirred reactor

H Zhao, AG Dana, Z Zhang, WH Green, Y Ju - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The mutual oxidation of n-pentane and NO 2 at 500–1000 K has been studied at
equivalence ratios of 0.5 and 1.33 by using an atmospheric-pressure jet stirred reactor …

Small ester combustion chemistry: Computational kinetics and experimental study of methyl acetate and ethyl acetate

A Ahmed, WJ Pitz, C Cavallotti, M Mehl… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
Small esters represent an important class of high octane biofuels for advanced spark ignition
engines. They qualify for stringent fuel screening standards and could be synthesized …

Effect of prompt dissociation of formyl radical on 1, 3, 5-trioxane and CH2O laminar flame speeds with CO2 dilution at elevated pressure

H Zhao, J Fu, FM Haas, Y Ju - Combustion and Flame, 2017 - Elsevier
Many studies of the flame speed of hydrocarbon and oxygenated fuels show that flame
speed is very sensitive to formyl radical (HCO) reactions with small species, such as HCO+ …

Experimental and modeling efforts towards a better understanding of the high-temperature combustion kinetics of C3C5 ethyl esters

W Sun, T Tao, R Zhang, H Liao, C Huang, F Zhang… - Combustion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Kinetic investigations into small ethyl esters lay the foundation for a good understanding of
combustion properties, particularly those brought about by the ethyl ester functional group …

Butyl acetate pyrolysis and combustion chemistry: mechanism generation and shock tube experiments

X Dong, G Pio, F Arafin, A Laich, J Baker… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The combustion and pyrolysis behaviors of light esters and fatty acid methyl esters have
been widely studied due to their relevance as biofuel and fuel additives. However, a …

Relative reactivity of oxygenated fuels: alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and methyl esters

M Pelucchi, C Cavallotti, E Ranzi, A Frassoldati… - Energy & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This work aims at comparing and highlighting the main reaction pathways characterizing the
combustion behavior of oxygenated fuels. Ethanol and heavier alcohols are already viable …