Combustion, chemistry, and carbon neutrality

K Kohse-Höinghaus - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Combustion is a reactive oxidation process that releases energy bound in chemical
compounds used as fuels─ energy that is needed for power generation, transportation …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of oxymethylene ethers as renewable diesel substitute

H Pitsch, D Goeb, L Cai, W Willems - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2024 - Elsevier
Oxymethylene ethers (OME x), are a promising renewable replacement fuel for compression
ignition engines. OME x are largely compatible with current engines, can help to significantly …

Soot formation of renewable gasoline: From fuel chemistry to particulate emissions from engines

J Zinsmeister, M Storch, J Melder, S Richter, N Gaiser… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Renewable fuels are essential to meet climate protection goals, especially for decarbonizing
the existing vehicle fleet. In addition, optimized and specially designed fuels allow emissions …

Dimethyl ether (DME) and dimethoxymethane (DMM) as reaction enhancers for methane: Combining flame experiments with model-assisted exploration of a …

H Zhang, D Kaczmarek, C Rudolph, S Schmitt… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The potential of dimethyl ether (DME) and dimethoxymethane (DMM), representatives of the
attractive oxymethylene ether (OME) alternative fuel family, are explored here as reactivity …

A comprehensive kinetic modeling of oxymethylene ethers (OMEn, n= 1–3) oxidation-laminar flame speed and ignition delay time measurements

KP Shrestha, S Eckart, S Drost, C Fritsche… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work reports on the development and experimental validation of a detailed reaction
mechanism for the oxidation of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME n, n= 1–3). The …

Numerical and experimental investigations on the particle formation in oxymethylene ethers (OMEn, n= 2− 4)/ethylene premixed flames

R Schmitz, F Ferraro, M Sirignano, C Hasse - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Alternative synthetic fuels can be produced by renewable energy sources and represent a
potential route for solving long-term energy storage. Among them, oxygenated fuels have …

[HTML][HTML] Combustion kinetics of alternative fuels, Part-IV: Extending reaction mechanism “DLR Concise” to include oxygenates components

T Kathrotia, T Bierkandt, N Gaiser, S Richter… - Combustion and …, 2025 - Elsevier
In our previous work on hydrocarbons (Kathrotia et al., Fuel 2021; 302: 120736) and jet fuels
(Kathrotia et al., Fuel 2021; 302: 120737) the molecular fuel composition was shown to be …

Potential of the synthetic fuel oxymethylene ether (OME) for the usage in a single-cylinder non-road diesel engine: thermodynamics and emissions

F Zacherl, C Wopper, P Schwanzer, HP Rabl - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Non-road sectors, such as agriculture and construction machinery, require high energy
densities and flexibility in use, which is why diesel engines are mainly used. The use of …

Investigation of the combustion chemistry in laminar, low-pressure oxymethylene ether flames (OME0–4)

N Gaiser, H Zhang, T Bierkandt, S Schmitt… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Quantitative speciation data for alternative fuels is highly desired to assess their emission
potential and to develop and validate chemical kinetic models. In terms of substitute choices …

Formation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Fuel-Rich Oxidation of Toluene, Toluene/Dimethyl Ether Blend, and Toluene/Oxymethylene Ether-3 Blend

S Suzuki, Y Ishii, T Katsumi, K Kinoshita… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ethers are considered as a potential alternative or fuel additive to existing fuels due to their
various advantages in reducing the level of CO2 and pollutant emissions. Although the …