Optical Spectroscopy for Biofuel Composition Sensing

The optical absorption of water-containing bio-fuel is investigated as a parameter to determine the gasoline content of this fuel. Optical measurements reveal that gasoline shows an interesting and useful spectrum with typical absorption behavior in the UV range between 230 and 300nm. This result in...

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Published in:Procedia engineering 2016, Vol.168, p.55-58
Main Authors: Middelburg, L.M., de Graaf, G., Ghaderi, M., Bossche, A., Bastemeijer, J., Visser, J.H., Soltis, R.E., Wolffenbuttel, R.F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bio-ethanol
bio-fuel
LVOF
microspectrometer
optical absorption
Optical spectroscopy
ternary mixture
UV-spectroscopy
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Summary:The optical absorption of water-containing bio-fuel is investigated as a parameter to determine the gasoline content of this fuel. Optical measurements reveal that gasoline shows an interesting and useful spectrum with typical absorption behavior in the UV range between 230 and 300nm. This result indicates that significant information can be obtained to determine the gasoline concentration in bio-fuel by UV absorption spectroscopy. A concept for a low-cost measurement system in the fuel line is presented, by implementing a LVOF in combination with a wide-band light source and detector arrays.
ISSN:1877-7058
1877-7058
DOI:10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.144