Evaluation of sooting tendency of acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) fuels blended with diesel fuel

Luo, Jianfei; Zhang, Yongming; Zhang, Qixing; Liu, Jia; Wang, Jinjun

doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2017.08.019

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“…This finding shows that using ABE mixture on LTC can be an effective way to reduce its soot emission. However, Luo et al [218] found that acetone could deteriorate sooting tendency due to its unsaturation degree, while butanol and ethanol may have a positive effect to reduce soot emissions due to their higher H/C ratio and oxygen content. Fig.…”

Section: Soot Emissionmentioning

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Progress of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) as biofuel in gasoline and diesel engine: A review

Veza

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2019

Fuel Processing Technology

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The properties of butanol offer more promising results compared to those of lower chain alcohol such as methanol or ethanol. However, butanol as a biofuel has not yet been commercially produced due to its costly process. Butanol is generally produced via the process of Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) fermentation and can only be acquired after it was recovered from the ABE solvent. Despite the efforts and recent developments, obtaining higher butanol concentration from ABE fermentation is still relatively expensive and challenging. The idea of using ABE directly in internal combustion engines is then proposed to eliminate the recovery process. Several preliminary studies have reported several promising results of using ABE blends in both gasoline and diesel engines. However, researches in this area are still in the early stages, and thorough investigations are required. This review paper aims to provide essential findings from the latest development in the addition of ABE both with gasoline and diesel fuel in Spark Ignition (SI) and Compression Ignition (CI) engines. A brief discussion on ABE properties will be firstly given before the effects of its addition on SI and CI engine is comprehensively reviewed. The end of this article highlights some possible contributions and research gaps.

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Section: Soot Emissionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Progress of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) as biofuel in gasoline and diesel engine: A review

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“…ABE refers to the typical 30 vol % acetone, 60 vol % butanol, and 10 vol % ethanol . ABE-diesel blends were referred as D (0 vol % ABE), ABE10 (10 vol % ABE), ABE20 (20 vol % ABE), and ABE30 (30 vol % ABE).…”

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Particle Size Distributions of Butanol-Diesel and Acetone–Butanol–Ethanol (ABE)-Diesel Blend Fuels in Wick-Fed Diffusion Flames

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Soot particle size distributions (PSDs) of diesel and its mixture with butanol/acetone−butanol−ethanol (ABE) in diffusion flames were studied. Diesel blended with a wide range ratio of butanol and ABE were burned in a wick-fed burner. We found that the total soot particle number density in diesel diffusion flame decreases because of the addition of butanol and ABE. However, there is no obvious decreasing trend of the number density of small soot after adding butanol and ABE to the diesel. The change in soot formation and oxidation characteristics in the mixed fuel diffusion flame were analyzed qualitatively. The effect of ABE and butanol addition on the soot nucleation, soot surface growth, and soot oxidation were analyzed. The butanol and ABE addition can promote the soot nucleation process in a diesel diffusion flame, which contributes to the shift of the PSDs to smaller diameters. Meanwhile, the promoted particle oxidation process contributes to the decrease in large soot. Our study can provide suggestions for the development of clean fuel.

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“…Moreover, the downstream process to obtain acetone, butanol, and ethanol requires 20% to 50% of the total operating cost [12]. Thus, researchers have blended ABE with diesel and used in transportation [13]. In future ABE has the potential to be an alternative transportation biofuel with the advancement in fermentation engineering [11].…”

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Lignocellulosic Biomass – A Sustainable Feedstock for Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol Fermentation

Mahalingam

Abdulla

Sani

et al. 2022

Period. Polytech. Chem. Eng.

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Biobutanol has been identified as a promising future biofuel. However, generally the extraction and separation of biobutanol from the fermentation mixture is a costly process. Therefore, the idea of using acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) mixture directly as biofuel were proposed to eliminate the recovery process. ABE has been identified as a promising future biofuel. The feedstocks play an important role in the feasibility of ABE as a fuel. Lignocellulosic biomass is seen as a promising feedstock for the production of biofuels. Thus, in this review, ABE biofuel is been summarized from three aspects namely (i) selection of feedstocks, (ii) microbial selection and (iii) hydrolysis, fermentation, and purification techniques. Anaerobic fermentation together with commonly employed recovery processes are discussed in the second part of this review. This review concludes with different challenges and future research in ABE fermentation that can pave the way for future commercialization of this promising biofuel.

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Evaluation of sooting tendency of acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) fuels blended with diesel fuel

Cited by 40 publications

References 41 publications

Progress of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) as biofuel in gasoline and diesel engine: A review

Progress of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) as biofuel in gasoline and diesel engine: A review

Particle Size Distributions of Butanol-Diesel and Acetone–Butanol–Ethanol (ABE)-Diesel Blend Fuels in Wick-Fed Diffusion Flames

Lignocellulosic Biomass – A Sustainable Feedstock for Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol Fermentation

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