Some studies on reducing carbon dioxide emission from a CRDI engine with hydrogen and a carbon capture system

Abstract

The increased use of fossil fuels in the transportation sector has led to an exponential rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide (CO2) is the major cause of global warming resulting in climate change and extreme weather conditions. This study explores the ways of reducing the CO2 emission from the exhaust of a common rail engine. The reduction in CO2 emissions were achieved by a combination of methods. It includes the use of low carbon biofuels (cedarwood oil (CWO), and wintergreen oil (WGO)), induction of zero-carbon, hydrogen in the intake manifold and a zeolite-based after-treatment system. In diesel, CWO and WGO were blended 20% by volume and experiments were conducted at different load conditions. The results shows that 20% blending of winter green oil resulted in maximum CO2 reduction of 20% as compared to diesel. The emission was further reduced with the induction of hydrogen along with the after-treatment system. It is seen that a maximum of 54% reduction in CO2 emission could be achieved with the combination for WGO in comparison to diesel without much affecting the other emissions and performance parameters.