Alternative fuel for a standard diesel engine

• Alternative fuels have been developed for the commercial diesel products Mkl and EN590. Appropriate additives were selected from a broad range of oxygenates including alcohols, acetals, ethers, esters, and nitrates by a process of systematic elimination. The resulting fuels called Biodiesel 15 meet all existing standards in force for diesel fuel, are stable, and have similar performance characteristics to standard diesel. Significantly Biodiesel 15 is much cleaner than standard diesel with around 30 per cent or more reductions in particulate matter in the exhaust emissions. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are much lower with Biodiesel 15 than with standard diesel products. Other regulated emissions are on a par with Mkl. The fuel consumption of Biodiesel 15 is 2 per cent lower than that of conventional Mkl.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Energiteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Energy Engineering (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Alternative diesel fuel

Diesel engine emissions

Diesel engine performance

Oxygenates

Particulate emissions

Biodiesel

Diesel engines

Exhaust systems (engine)

Alternative diesel fuels

Alternative fuels

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art (subject category)