Alternative fuels: An overview of current trends and scope for future

Sangeeta,, Sudheshna Moka, Maneesha Pande, Monika Rani, Ruchi Gakhar, Madhur Sharma, Jyoti Rani and Ashok N. Bhaskarwar

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, vol. 32, issue C, 697-712

Abstract: The concern over rapid depletion of fossil fuels has prompted the search for alternative fuels having efficiencies similar to those found for the conventional fuels being used today. The present article reviews the prospects and opportunities for using alternative fuels in different applications. The properties of these fuels and their performance as a fuel are discussed in detail. Vegetable oils present a very promising scenario of functioning as alternatives to fossil fuels. Use of biodiesel in a conventional diesel engine results in a substantial reduction in unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and nitrogen oxides. Different alternative fuels have been compared with the conventional fuels, and clearly the consumption of the latter can be significantly decreased by the use the blended fuels.

Keywords: Hydrogen; Bioethanol; Fischer–Tropsch; Micro-emulsion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.01.023

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