Optimization of formulation for surrogate fuels for diesel–biodiesel mixtures

Halima Kerras,Abdeslam-Hassen Meniai,Nawel Outili,Khaled Loubar

doi:10.5802/crchim.123

Abstract

Optimization of formulation for surrogate fuels for diesel–biodiesel mixtures

Highlights

The concept of green fuel that contributes to the protection of the environment emerged in the United States in the early 1980s
Many research reports in literature concern the optimization of surrogate formulations to emulate fossil diesel by using several selected properties including cetane number, density, calorific value, viscosity, distillation curve, boiling point, lower heating value (LHV), etc. [3,6,7,8]
The results showed that biodiesel–diesel mixtures reduced carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, smoke, and polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emissions

Summary

Introduction

The concept of green fuel that contributes to the protection of the environment emerged in the United States in the early 1980s. Due to the complexities of the composition of these fuels, having kinetic models that include all of the compounds is nearly impossible. Alternative fuels should replicate a specific set of physico-chemical properties [4], allowing for a deeper comprehension of the primary effects of fuel formulation and their properties on combustion performances and gas emission when used in an internal combustion engine [5]. Many research reports in literature concern the optimization of surrogate formulations to emulate fossil diesel by using several selected properties including cetane number, density, calorific value, viscosity, distillation curve, boiling point, lower heating value (LHV), etc. Many research reports in literature concern the optimization of surrogate formulations to emulate fossil diesel by using several selected properties including cetane number, density, calorific value, viscosity, distillation curve, boiling point, lower heating value (LHV), etc. [3,6,7,8]

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