TY - GEN
T1 - Oxidation of biodiesel fuels for improved lubricity
AU - Wain, Kimberly S.
AU - Perez, Joseph Manuel Sr
PY - 2002/12/1
Y1 - 2002/12/1
N2 - Diesel engine emissions are a source of environmental concern. The use of vegetable oil based fuels, called biodiesels, lowers particulate emissions due to the increased oxygen content of the fuel. This study aims to further increase the oxygen content of biodiesel by oxidizing the fuel, analyzing the resulting product, and determining if favorable lubricity qualities result. Oxidation is performed in a non-catalytic vapor phase reactor at temperatures between 300-400°C. The product is characterized using various analyses including sulfuric acid solubility, density, gas chromatography, bomb calorimetry, and lubricity. Optimum blend ratios of the oxidized fuels in a low sulfur diesel fuel to obtain maximum lubricity are determined.
AB - Diesel engine emissions are a source of environmental concern. The use of vegetable oil based fuels, called biodiesels, lowers particulate emissions due to the increased oxygen content of the fuel. This study aims to further increase the oxygen content of biodiesel by oxidizing the fuel, analyzing the resulting product, and determining if favorable lubricity qualities result. Oxidation is performed in a non-catalytic vapor phase reactor at temperatures between 300-400°C. The product is characterized using various analyses including sulfuric acid solubility, density, gas chromatography, bomb calorimetry, and lubricity. Optimum blend ratios of the oxidized fuels in a low sulfur diesel fuel to obtain maximum lubricity are determined.
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U2 - 10.1115/ICES2002-447
DO - 10.1115/ICES2002-447
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78049464704
SN - 0791816885
SN - 9780791816882
T3 - Proceedings of the Spring Technical Conference of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division
SP - 27
EP - 34
BT - ASME 2002 Internal Combustion Engine Division Spring Technical Conference, ICES2002
T2 - ASME 2002 Internal Combustion Engine Division Spring Technical Conference, ICES2002
Y2 - 14 April 2002 through 17 April 2002
ER -