Blending lignin-derived oxygenate in enhanced multi-component diesel fuel for improved emissions

Applied Energy

Volumn 116, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-65

  Herreros, J M ^a   Jones, A ^a   Sukjit, E ^a   Tsolakis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyclohexanol; GTL; Lignin; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINES; FUEL ADDITIVES; LIGNIN; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; SOOT;

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; CYCLOHEXANOL; ENGINE-OUT EMISSIONS; GTL; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MULTICOMPONENT BLENDS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SINGLE-CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINE;

DIESEL FUELS;

ALCOHOL; CELLULOSE; DIESEL; DIESEL ENGINE; EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIGNIN; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84890061013     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.11.022     Document Type: Article

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