Action areas and the need for research in biofuels

M Unglert, D Bockey, C Bofinger, B Buchholz, G Fisch… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The combustion of chemicals in engines is much more than a transformation of chemical
energy into kinetic energy. Fuel, engine and exhaust gas treatment form a unit with mutual …

Potential of long-chain oxymethylene ether and oxymethylene ether-diesel blends for ultra-low emission engines

A Omari, B Heuser, S Pischinger, C Rüdinger - Applied energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Oxymethylene ether (OME n) has recently drawn high attention due to its high pollutant
emission reduction potential and the sustainable synthesis pathways involving carbon …

Potential of oxymethylenether-diesel blends for ultra-low emission engines

A Omari, B Heuser, S Pischinger - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
In the race to counteract global warming, fossil fuel dependency and urban air pollution, it is
clear that vehicle emissions have to be reduced considerably. A pathway out of today's …

Conceptual design of a novel process for the production of poly (oxymethylene) dimethyl ethers from formaldehyde and methanol

N Schmitz, E Ströfer, J Burger… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Poly (oxymethylene) dimethyl ethers (OME) are environmentally benign alternative fuels.
This work presents the conceptual design of a novel OME process which employs aqueous …

Comparative well-to-wheel life cycle assessment of OME 3–5 synfuel production via the power-to-liquid pathway

C Hank, L Lazar, F Mantei, M Ouda, RJ White… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers (OMEs) are promising diesel fuel alternatives and interesting
solvents for various industrial applications. In this report, a well-to-wheel life cycle …

Production of Oxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers from Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide—Part II: Modeling and Analysis for OME3–5

J Burre, D Bongartz, A Mitsos - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Oxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME n) have high potential as diesel fuels or blending
components due to their promising combustion properties and can be produced from …

Production of Oxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers from Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide—Part I: Modeling and Analysis for OME1

D Bongartz, J Burre, A Mitsos - Industrial & engineering chemistry …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Oxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OMEn) are potential compression ignition fuels or blend
components that enable drastic reductions in pollutant formation. By combining multiple …

Efficient synthesis of oxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME) from dimethoxymethane and trioxane over zeolites

L Lautenschütz, D Oestreich, P Haltenort… - Fuel Processing …, 2017 - Elsevier
Oligomeric oxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME n, CH 3 O (CH 2 O) n CH 3) bearing three to
five CH 2 O units are promising diesel fuels for the reduction of soot and NO x emissions …

Heterogeneously catalyzed synthesis of oxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME) from dimethyl ether and trioxane

P Haltenort, K Hackbarth, D Oestreich… - Catalysis …, 2018 - Elsevier
Oligomeric oxymethylene ethers (OMEs) are promising fuels for internal combustion engines
with self-ignition. A tremendous reduction of soot, nitrogen oxide and hydrocarbon …

What fuels the adoption of alternative fuels? Examining preferences of German car drivers for fuel innovations

A Linzenich, K Arning, D Bongartz, A Mitsos, M Ziefle - Applied energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In the search for sustainable transport solutions, fuel production from renewable resources
has received significant attention. Some proposed synthetic fuels have favorable …