Alternative Diesel Fuel : Microemulsion Phase Behavior and Combustion Properties
(2016) In Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology 37(6). p.894-899- Abstract
The phase behavior of water, diesel, limonene, and ethanol was investigated at ambient temperature using single nonionic alkyl polyglycol ethers (C14E3). Visual inspection as well as crosspolarizers was used to detect transparency and anisotropy. Ternary phase diagrams were determined. Combustion experiments using a four-cylinder diesel engine were carried out. Isotropic water in diesel microemulsion region (L2) and anisotropic liquid crystalline region (LC) were found with all combinations. Increasing the ratio of limonene to diesel reduced the microemulsion region while the presence of ethanol increased it on the expense of the LC region. Combustion tests performed on a selected formulation from the... (More)
The phase behavior of water, diesel, limonene, and ethanol was investigated at ambient temperature using single nonionic alkyl polyglycol ethers (C14E3). Visual inspection as well as crosspolarizers was used to detect transparency and anisotropy. Ternary phase diagrams were determined. Combustion experiments using a four-cylinder diesel engine were carried out. Isotropic water in diesel microemulsion region (L2) and anisotropic liquid crystalline region (LC) were found with all combinations. Increasing the ratio of limonene to diesel reduced the microemulsion region while the presence of ethanol increased it on the expense of the LC region. Combustion tests performed on a selected formulation from the ternary phase diagram of water, diesel, ethanol, and C14E3 revealed substantial reduction of soot, NOx, and CO2 emissions compared to neat diesel.
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- author
- Kayali, Ibrahim ; Karaeen, Mohammad ; Ahmed, Wisam ; Qamhieh, Khawla and Olsson, Ulf LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2016-06-02
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Alternative fuel, diesel combustion, microemulsion
- in
- Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology
- volume
- 37
- issue
- 6
- pages
- 6 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
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- wos:000371060200016
- scopus:84959102271
- ISSN
- 0193-2691
- DOI
- 10.1080/01932691.2015.1071267
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- d92deec8-28c9-487e-9298-99b6d0f69147
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- 2016-04-17 18:00:30
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- 2024-07-12 03:53:58
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abstract = {{<p>The phase behavior of water, diesel, limonene, and ethanol was investigated at ambient temperature using single nonionic alkyl polyglycol ethers (C<sub>14</sub>E<sub>3</sub>). Visual inspection as well as crosspolarizers was used to detect transparency and anisotropy. Ternary phase diagrams were determined. Combustion experiments using a four-cylinder diesel engine were carried out. Isotropic water in diesel microemulsion region (L<sub>2</sub>) and anisotropic liquid crystalline region (LC) were found with all combinations. Increasing the ratio of limonene to diesel reduced the microemulsion region while the presence of ethanol increased it on the expense of the LC region. Combustion tests performed on a selected formulation from the ternary phase diagram of water, diesel, ethanol, and C<sub>14</sub>E<sub>3</sub> revealed substantial reduction of soot, NO<sub>x</sub>, and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions compared to neat diesel.</p>}},
author = {{Kayali, Ibrahim and Karaeen, Mohammad and Ahmed, Wisam and Qamhieh, Khawla and Olsson, Ulf}},
issn = {{0193-2691}},
keywords = {{Alternative fuel; diesel combustion; microemulsion}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{06}},
number = {{6}},
pages = {{894--899}},
publisher = {{Taylor & Francis}},
series = {{Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology}},
title = {{Alternative Diesel Fuel : Microemulsion Phase Behavior and Combustion Properties}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2015.1071267}},
doi = {{10.1080/01932691.2015.1071267}},
volume = {{37}},
year = {{2016}},
}