Fuel characterisation, engine performance, combustion and exhaust emissions with a new renewable Licella biofuel: Energy Conversion and Management

M.N. Nabi; M.M. Rahman; M.A. Islam; F.M. Hossain; P. Brooks; W.N. Rowlands; J. Tulloch; Z.D. Ristovski; R.J. Brown

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2015.02.085

Fuel characterisation, engine performance, combustion and exhaust emissions with a new renewable Licella biofuel: Energy Conversion and Management

M.N. Nabi
, M.M. Rahman
, M.A. Islam
, F.M. Hossain
, P. Brooks
, W.N. Rowlands
, J. Tulloch
, Z.D. Ristovski
, R.J. Brown

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	588-598
Number of pages	11
Journal	Energy Conversion and Management
Volume	96
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2015.02.085
Publication status	Published (VoR) - 2015

Keywords

NO
PM emissions
Renewable Licella biofuel
Thermal and mechanical efficiency
Biofuels
Brakes
Carbon dioxide
Diesel engines
Diesel fuels
Energy utilization
Engine cylinders
Engines
Fuels
Nitric oxide
Nobelium
Particulate emissions
Brake mean effective pressures
Brake thermal efficiency
Direct injection diesel engines
Heat Release Rate (HRR)
Indicated mean effective pressure
Mechanical efficiency
Specific energy consumption
Direct injection

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Nabi, M. N., Rahman, M. M., Islam, M. A., Hossain, F. M., Brooks, P., Rowlands, W. N., Tulloch, J., Ristovski, Z. D., & Brown, R. J. (2015). Fuel characterisation, engine performance, combustion and exhaust emissions with a new renewable Licella biofuel: Energy Conversion and Management. Energy Conversion and Management, 96, 588-598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2015.02.085

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Licella P/L gratefully acknowledges support from the Australian Government in the form of funding as part of the Advanced Biofuels Investment Readiness Program received through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Projects funding scheme (project number References: (2013) International Energy Outlook, , http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/ieo/pdf/0484(2013).pdf; Yaliwal, V.S., Banapurmath, N.R., Gireesh, N.M., Tewari, P.G., Production and utilization of renewable and sustainable gaseous fuel for power generation applications: A review of literature (2014) Renew Sustain Energy Rev, 34, pp. 608-627; Naik, S.N., Goud, V.V., Rout, P.K., Dalai, A.K., Production of first and second generation biofuels: A comprehensive review (2010) Renew Sustain Energy Rev, 14, pp. 578-597; De Vries, S.C., Van De Ven, G.W.J., Van Ittersum, M.K., First or second generation biofuel crops in Brandenburg, Germany? A model-based comparison of their production-ecological sustainability (2014) Eur J Agron, 52, pp. 166-179; Huber, G.W., Iborra, S., Corma, A., Synthesis of transportation fuels from biomass: Chemistry, catalysts, and engineering (2006) Chem Rev, 106, pp. 4044-4098; Bridgewater, A.V., Peacocke, G.V.C., Fast pyrolysis processes for biomass (2000) Renew Sustain Energy Rev, 4, pp. 1-73; Elliott, D.C., Hart, T.R., Schmidt, A.J., Neuenschwander, G.G., Rotness, L.J., Olarte, M.V., Process development for hydrothermal liquefaction of algae feedstocks in a continuous-flow reactor (2013) Algal Res, 2, pp. 445-454; Srirangan, K., Akawi, L., Moo-Young, M., Chou, C.P., Towards sustainable production of clean energy carriers from biomass resources (2012) Appl Energy, 100, pp. 172-186; Savage, P.E., Levine, R.B., Huelsman, C.M., Hydrothermal processing of biomass (2010) Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuels and Chemicals, , Crocker M, editor. 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[chapter 7]; Hayward, J.A., O'Connell, D.A., Raison, R.J., Warden, A.C., O'Connor, M.H., Murphy, H.T., (2014) The Economics of Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel: A Regional Case Study in Queensland, , GCB Bioenergy Australia; Methods for Biofuel Production - AU2011238428, , http://www.ipaustralia.com.au/applicant/licella-pty-ltd/patents/AU2011238428/(23/06/2014); DMS500 User Manual; 2011. Version 3.5, , http://www.cambustion.com; Heywood, J.B., (1988) International Combustion Engine Fundamentals, , McGraw-Hill Inc; Murugan, S., Ramaswamy, M.C., Nagarajan, G., (2008) The Use of Tyre Pyrolysis Oil in Diesel Engines Waste Management, 28, pp. 2743-2749; Murugan, S., Ramaswamy, M.C., Nagarajan, G., Assessment of pyrolysis oil as an energy source for diesel engines (2009) Fuel Process Technol, 90, pp. 67-74; Lee, S., Kim, T., Kang, K., Performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine operated with wood pyrolysis oil (2013) Proc Inst Mech Eng Part D J Automob Eng, 228, pp. 180-189; Mani, M., Subash, C., Nagarajan, G., Performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a di diesel engine using waste plastic oil (2009) Appl Therm Eng, 29, pp. 2738-2744; Anand, B.P., Saravanan, C.G., Srinivasan, C.A., Performance and exhaust emission of turpentine oil powered direct injection diesel engine (2010) Renewable Energy, 35, pp. 1179-1184; Gokalp, B., Buyukkaya, E., Soyhan, H.S., Performance and emissions of a diesel tractor engine fueled with marine diesel and soybean methyl ester (2011) Biomass Bioenergy, 35, pp. 3575-3583; Gokalp, B., Soyhan, H.S., Sarac, H.I., Bostan, D., Sengun, Y., Biodiesel addition to standard diesel fuels and marine fuels used in a diesel engine: Effects on emission characteristics and first and second-law efficiencies (2009) Energy Fuels, 23, pp. 1849-1857; Doʇan, O., C¸elik, M.B., {\"O}zdalyan, B., The effect of tire derived fuel/diesel fuel blends utilization on diesel engine performance and emissions (2012) Fuel, 95, pp. 340-346; Arbab, M.I., Masjuki, H.H., Varman, M., Kalam, M.A., Imtenan, S., Sajjad, H., Experimental investigation of optimum blend ratio of jatropha, palm and coconut based biodiesel to improve fuel properties, engine performance and emission characteristics (2013) SAE Technical Paper Series 2013-01-2675; Bari, S., Performance, combustion and emission tests of a metro-bus running on biodiesel-ULSD blended (B20) fuel (2014) Appl Energy, 124, pp. 35-43; Lahane, S., Subramanian, K.A., Impact of nozzle holes configuration on fuel spray, wall impingement and NOx emission of a diesel engine for biodiesel-diesel blend (B20) (2014) Appl Therm Eng, 64, pp. 307-314; Islam, M.R., Haniu, H., Beg, M.R.A., Liquid fuels and chemicals from pyrolysis of motorcycle tire waste: Product yields, compositions and related properties (2008) Fuel, 87, pp. 3112-3122; Ramakrishnan, P., Singh, R.K., Sivalingam, M., Performance and emission studies of a diesel engine fueled with wood pyrolysis oil-biodiesel emulsions (2012) SAE Technical Paper Series 2012-01-1306; Abnisa, F., Arami-Niya, A., Wan Daud, W.M.A., Sahu, J.N., Noor, I.M., Utilization of oil palm tree residues to produce bio-oil and bio-char via pyrolysis (2013) Energy Convers Manage, 76, pp. 1073-1082; Nabi, M.N., Minami, M., Ogawa, H., Miyamoto, N., Ultra low emission and high performance diesel combustion with highly oxygenated fuel (2000) SAE Technical Paper Series 2000-01-0231; Nabi, M.N., Ogawa, H., Miyamoto, N., Nature of fundamental parameters related to engine combustion for a wide range of oxygenated fuels (2002) SAE Technical Paper Series 2002-01-2853; Hooshmand Ahoor, A., Zandi-Atashbar, N., Fuel production based on catalytic pyrolysis of waste tires as an optimized model (2014) Energy Convers Manage, 87, pp. 653-669; Choi, J., Choi, J.-W., Suh, D.J., Ha, J.-M., Hwang, J.W., Jung, H.W., Production of brown algae pyrolysis oils for liquid biofuels depending on the chemical pretreatment methods (2014) Energy Convers Manage, 86, pp. 371-378; Zhang, Y., Hydrothermal liquefaction to convert biomass into crude oil (2010) Biofuels from Agricultural Wastes and Byproducts, pp. 201-32. , Hans PB, Thaddeus CE, J{\"u}rgen S, editors. 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Licella P/L gratefully acknowledges support from the Australian Government in the form of funding as part of the Advanced Biofuels Investment Readiness Program received through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Projects funding scheme (project number References: (2013) International Energy Outlook, , http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/ieo/pdf/0484(2013).pdf; Yaliwal, V.S., Banapurmath, N.R., Gireesh, N.M., Tewari, P.G., Production and utilization of renewable and sustainable gaseous fuel for power generation applications: A review of literature (2014) Renew Sustain Energy Rev, 34, pp. 608-627; Naik, S.N., Goud, V.V., Rout, P.K., Dalai, A.K., Production of first and second generation biofuels: A comprehensive review (2010) Renew Sustain Energy Rev, 14, pp. 578-597; De Vries, S.C., Van De Ven, G.W.J., Van Ittersum, M.K., First or second generation biofuel crops in Brandenburg, Germany? A model-based comparison of their production-ecological sustainability (2014) Eur J Agron, 52, pp. 166-179; Huber, G.W., Iborra, S., Corma, A., Synthesis of transportation fuels from biomass: Chemistry, catalysts, and engineering (2006) Chem Rev, 106, pp. 4044-4098; Bridgewater, A.V., Peacocke, G.V.C., Fast pyrolysis processes for biomass (2000) Renew Sustain Energy Rev, 4, pp. 1-73; Elliott, D.C., Hart, T.R., Schmidt, A.J., Neuenschwander, G.G., Rotness, L.J., Olarte, M.V., Process development for hydrothermal liquefaction of algae feedstocks in a continuous-flow reactor (2013) Algal Res, 2, pp. 445-454; Srirangan, K., Akawi, L., Moo-Young, M., Chou, C.P., Towards sustainable production of clean energy carriers from biomass resources (2012) Appl Energy, 100, pp. 172-186; Savage, P.E., Levine, R.B., Huelsman, C.M., Hydrothermal processing of biomass (2010) Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuels and Chemicals, , Crocker M, editor. [chapter 8]; Jahirul, M., Rasul, M., Chowdhury, A., Ashwath, N., Biofuels production through biomass pyrolysis - A technological review (2012) Energies, 5, pp. 4952-5001; Bridgwater, A.V., Toft, A.J., Brammer, J.G., A techno-economic comparison of power production by biomass fast pyrolysis with gasification and combustion (2002) Renew Sustain Energy Rev, 6, pp. 181-248; Islam, M.R., Nabi, M.N., Islam, M.N., The Fuel properties of pyrolytic oils derived from carbonaceous solid wastes in Bangladesh (2003) Jurnal Teknologi, 38, pp. 75-89; Islam, M.R., Islam, M.N., Nabi, M.N., Bio-crude-oil from fluidized bed pyrolysis of rice straw and its characterization (2002) Int Energy J, 3; Bridgwater, A.V., Fast pyrolysis of biomass for energy and fuels (2010) Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuels and Chemicals, , Crocker M, editor. [chapter 7]; Hayward, J.A., O'Connell, D.A., Raison, R.J., Warden, A.C., O'Connor, M.H., Murphy, H.T., (2014) The Economics of Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel: A Regional Case Study in Queensland, , GCB Bioenergy Australia; Methods for Biofuel Production - AU2011238428, , http://www.ipaustralia.com.au/applicant/licella-pty-ltd/patents/AU2011238428/(23/06/2014); DMS500 User Manual; 2011. Version 3.5, , http://www.cambustion.com; Heywood, J.B., (1988) International Combustion Engine Fundamentals, , McGraw-Hill Inc; Murugan, S., Ramaswamy, M.C., Nagarajan, G., (2008) The Use of Tyre Pyrolysis Oil in Diesel Engines Waste Management, 28, pp. 2743-2749; Murugan, S., Ramaswamy, M.C., Nagarajan, G., Assessment of pyrolysis oil as an energy source for diesel engines (2009) Fuel Process Technol, 90, pp. 67-74; Lee, S., Kim, T., Kang, K., Performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine operated with wood pyrolysis oil (2013) Proc Inst Mech Eng Part D J Automob Eng, 228, pp. 180-189; Mani, M., Subash, C., Nagarajan, G., Performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a di diesel engine using waste plastic oil (2009) Appl Therm Eng, 29, pp. 2738-2744; Anand, B.P., Saravanan, C.G., Srinivasan, C.A., Performance and exhaust emission of turpentine oil powered direct injection diesel engine (2010) Renewable Energy, 35, pp. 1179-1184; Gokalp, B., Buyukkaya, E., Soyhan, H.S., Performance and emissions of a diesel tractor engine fueled with marine diesel and soybean methyl ester (2011) Biomass Bioenergy, 35, pp. 3575-3583; Gokalp, B., Soyhan, H.S., Sarac, H.I., Bostan, D., Sengun, Y., Biodiesel addition to standard diesel fuels and marine fuels used in a diesel engine: Effects on emission characteristics and first and second-law efficiencies (2009) Energy Fuels, 23, pp. 1849-1857; Doʇan, O., C¸elik, M.B., Özdalyan, B., The effect of tire derived fuel/diesel fuel blends utilization on diesel engine performance and emissions (2012) Fuel, 95, pp. 340-346; Arbab, M.I., Masjuki, H.H., Varman, M., Kalam, M.A., Imtenan, S., Sajjad, H., Experimental investigation of optimum blend ratio of jatropha, palm and coconut based biodiesel to improve fuel properties, engine performance and emission characteristics (2013) SAE Technical Paper Series 2013-01-2675; Bari, S., Performance, combustion and emission tests of a metro-bus running on biodiesel-ULSD blended (B20) fuel (2014) Appl Energy, 124, pp. 35-43; Lahane, S., Subramanian, K.A., Impact of nozzle holes configuration on fuel spray, wall impingement and NOx emission of a diesel engine for biodiesel-diesel blend (B20) (2014) Appl Therm Eng, 64, pp. 307-314; Islam, M.R., Haniu, H., Beg, M.R.A., Liquid fuels and chemicals from pyrolysis of motorcycle tire waste: Product yields, compositions and related properties (2008) Fuel, 87, pp. 3112-3122; Ramakrishnan, P., Singh, R.K., Sivalingam, M., Performance and emission studies of a diesel engine fueled with wood pyrolysis oil-biodiesel emulsions (2012) SAE Technical Paper Series 2012-01-1306; Abnisa, F., Arami-Niya, A., Wan Daud, W.M.A., Sahu, J.N., Noor, I.M., Utilization of oil palm tree residues to produce bio-oil and bio-char via pyrolysis (2013) Energy Convers Manage, 76, pp. 1073-1082; Nabi, M.N., Minami, M., Ogawa, H., Miyamoto, N., Ultra low emission and high performance diesel combustion with highly oxygenated fuel (2000) SAE Technical Paper Series 2000-01-0231; Nabi, M.N., Ogawa, H., Miyamoto, N., Nature of fundamental parameters related to engine combustion for a wide range of oxygenated fuels (2002) SAE Technical Paper Series 2002-01-2853; Hooshmand Ahoor, A., Zandi-Atashbar, N., Fuel production based on catalytic pyrolysis of waste tires as an optimized model (2014) Energy Convers Manage, 87, pp. 653-669; Choi, J., Choi, J.-W., Suh, D.J., Ha, J.-M., Hwang, J.W., Jung, H.W., Production of brown algae pyrolysis oils for liquid biofuels depending on the chemical pretreatment methods (2014) Energy Convers Manage, 86, pp. 371-378; Zhang, Y., Hydrothermal liquefaction to convert biomass into crude oil (2010) Biofuels from Agricultural Wastes and Byproducts, pp. 201-32. , Hans PB, Thaddeus CE, Jürgen S, editors. [chapter 10]

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Fuel characterisation, engine performance, combustion and exhaust emissions with a new renewable Licella biofuel: Energy Conversion and Management

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