Action areas and the need for research in biofuels

The combustion of chemicals in engines is much more than a transformation of chemical energy into kinetic energy. Fuel, engine and exhaust gas treatment form a unit with mutual dependencies and optimisation potentials. Above all, the creation of diesel fuels with different biodiesel proportions or b...

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Published in:Fuel (Guildford) 2020-05, Vol.268, p.117227, Article 117227
Main Authors: Unglert, Martin, Bockey, Dieter, Bofinger, Christine, Buchholz, Bert, Fisch, Georg, Luther, Rolf, Müller, Martin, Schaper, Kevin, Schmitt, Jennifer, Schröder, Olaf, Schümann, Ulrike, Tschöke, Helmut, Remmele, Edgar, Wicht, Richard, Winkler, Markus, Krahl, Jürgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiesel fuels
Biofuel
Biofuels
Chemical energy
Climate change
Combustion
Diesel fuels
Engine oil
Exhaust gases
Formulations
Fuels
Future requirements
Kinetic energy
Mitigation
Optimization
Petroleum industry
Polarity
Polarity effects
Soot
Technical challenges
Vegetable oils
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Summary:The combustion of chemicals in engines is much more than a transformation of chemical energy into kinetic energy. Fuel, engine and exhaust gas treatment form a unit with mutual dependencies and optimisation potentials. Above all, the creation of diesel fuels with different biodiesel proportions or biocomponents (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, HVO) and raw material provenances is becoming one of the greatest challenges for the petroleum and vehicle industry from a global point of view. But also offers the potential of a timely, based on existing infrastructure, positive climate change. New regenerative fuels entail properties such as polarity, soot mitigation potential and strong solution properties that require optimal formulations, suitable combustion parameters, and chemical resistance of fuel-bearing components. The paper summarizes the most important findings on biofuels and describes the need for action and research, as well as future challenges for biofuels as a pure fuel and blend component from the point of view of business and science.
ISSN:0016-2361
1873-7153
DOI:10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117227