Extending the environmental benefits of ethanol–diesel blends through DGE incorporation

J.M. Herreros, K. Schroer, E. Sukjit and A. Tsolakis

Applied Energy, 2015, vol. 146, issue C, 335-343

Abstract: The research focuses on the potential use of DGE (diethylene glycol diethyl ether), as a high-cetane number oxygenated additive to diesel-like fuels. Apart from evaluating its individual effects an investigation of how DGE can facilitate the use of bio-ethanol in diesel engines was conducted; which faces many technical difficulties, but can provide environmental advantages over biodiesel and conventional diesel fuel. Four partly renewable fuel blends with varying contents of DGE and ethanol were designed with overall diesel-replacement rate of 20%.

Keywords: Diesel combustion; Ether; Ethanol blends; NOx–soot trade-off; Soot oxidation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.02.075

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