Investigation of biofuels from microorganism metabolism for use as anti-knock additives

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Mack, J. Hunter¹  Rapp, Vi H.¹  Broeckelmann, Malte²  Lee, Taek Soon^3,4  Dibble, Robert W.¹ 

[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Mech Engn, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[2] Karlsruhe Inst Technologly, Dept Mech Engn, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany

[3] Joint BioEnergy Inst, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA

[4] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Phys Biosci Div, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

关键词: Octane;    Blending;    Knock;    Spark ignition;    Biofuel;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.fuel.2013.10.024

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This paper investigates the anti-knock properties of biofuels that can be produced from microorganism metabolic processes. The biofuels are rated using Research Octane Number (RON) and Blending Research Octane Number (BRON), which determine their potential as additives for fuel in spark ignition (SI) engines. Tests were conducted using a single-cylinder Cooperative Fuel Research (CFR) engine and performance of the biofuels was compared to primary reference fuels (PRFs). The investigated fuels include 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol, 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol, 2-methylpropan-1-ol (isobutanol), and limonene. Results show that 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol, 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol, and 2-methylpropan-1-ol (isobutanol) sufficiently improve the anti-knock properties of gasoline. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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