Characterization and Exhaust Emission Analysis of Biodiesel at Different Temperatures and Pressures: Laboratory Study
Publication: Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Volume 19, Issue 2
Abstract
Soybean biodiesel with blends of B05 [5% biodiesel, 95% ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) or B00] and B20 (20% biodiesel and 80% ULSD) and ULSD were combusted in a closed chamber at 260 and 290°C (500 and 550°F) and 2.0 and 2.4 MPa (300 and 350 psi). B05 and B20 were selected because they are the most common biodiesel blends and very little has been reported on the emission compositions of these blends under various combustion conditions. CO, , and emissions and elements of particulate matter (PM) were analyzed. emissions from B20 were more sensitive to temperature changes at low pressure. For both B00 and B20, decreases in the CO concentration were observed when combusted at high temperature and pressure. An increase in biodiesel blends appeared to reduce CO and increase emissions. For all the samples tested, the concentrations of Al, Ca, Cr, Na, S, and Si were higher than those of other elements in PM. The PM element concentrations founds in both B00 and B20 emissions were almost the same, except for Cu, Ga, and K, which were observed in high concentrations in B20 combustion.
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Acknowledgments
The authors express their gratitude to the United States USDOT, Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA), Intermodal Transportation Institute (ITI) of the University of Toledo, and Mineta National Transit Research Consortium (MNTRC) for funding the biodiesel study. The authors highly appreciate the continued help of TARTA maintenance staff. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors alone and do not represent the views of the funding organizations.
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Received: Oct 21, 2013
Accepted: Jan 13, 2014
Published online: Jun 19, 2014
Discussion open until: Nov 19, 2014
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