Low carbon energy technologies envisaged in the context of sustainable energy for producing high-octane gasoline fuel

Abstract

With increasing issues, concerning the depletion of petroleum fossil fuels and the environment, various researchers have examined an innovative and appropriate surrogated fuel. Various advanced countries maximize alternative fuel to fight against atmospheric alteration. In this perspective, the current research aims to introduce low-carbon energy technologies envisaged in the context of sustainable energy for generating high-octane gasoline fuel. Four gasoline feedstocks were selected for investigation in the present research as materials. Particularly, these components are gasoline additives, such as bioethanol (E), di-isobutylene (DIB), and dimate (D) with baseline motor gasoline stream, like hydrocracked gasoline (HG). To execute the present work, several gasoline fuels and experimental facilities that correspond to European standard regulations were employed. Additionally, the composition of the optimum sample was 50 % of hydrocracked gasoline, 35 % of bioethanol, 10 % of di-isobutylene, as well as 5 % of dimate. Therefore, the optimal gasoline blend provided high-octane gasoline RON 98 with great ecological characteristics. Besides, the experimental results displayed that the antidetonation performance can be varied consecutively as bioethanol > di-isobutylen > dimate > hydrocracked gasoline by octane number. What’s more, the simultaneous incorporation of bioethanol, di-isobutylene, and dimate changed antiknock characteristics, in terms of vapor pressure, the distillation curve, as well as the density in a route that could impact engine operation. Conclusively, the acquired results stated that it might be merits to utilize bioethanol to provide the added value of hydrocracked gasoline, di-isobutylene, and dimate to establish an innovative high gasoline product in RON of 98 considered the restrictions for high olefins content.