A comprehensive literature review of bio-fuel performance in internal combustion engine and relevant costs involvement

E. Sadeghinezhad, S.N. Kazi, Foad Sadeghinejad, A. Badarudin, Mohammad Mehrali, Rad Sadri and Mohammad Reza Safaei

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, vol. 30, issue C, 29-44

Abstract: Bio-fuel has come under consideration due to the effect of fossil oil crisis. Bio-fuels are acting as a renewable replacement of petroleum fuels due to some environmental and economic benefits. Bio-fuel can be produced from different kinds of raw materials. Researchers have seen that absolute utilization of bio-fuel is not appreciable as it will affect the food chain but the blend of bio-fuel with conventional fuel could precisely reduce its use and become beneficial to green house effect. It has been inferred that in the hot and cold environment bio-fuel is not fully convenient to replace fossil fuel. In the controlled environment with modified combustion equipment, biodiesel can be used as an alternate fuel. Research results reveal that bio-fuel has lower heating value in comparison to diesel fuel so it is consumed more in fuel-break mean effective power ratio and emits more NOx in comparison to the diesel fuel. Thus there remains a compromise between GHG emission and saving of fossil fuel energy by introducing bio-fuel either totally or as a blending component of engine fuel. Finally, bio-fuel could be considered as a replenishable energy source which might pave the future pathway management and planning of energy.

Keywords: Diesel fuel; Bio-fuel; Ethanol; Additive; Food chain; Green house gases (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.09.022

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