Combustion and emission characteristics of blends of diesel fuel and methanol-to-diesel

• Published in: Fuel (Guildford) Vol. 90; no. 3; pp. 1305 - 1308
• Main Authors: Guo, Zhiqiang, Li, Tianrui, Dong, Jinlong, Chen, Rongrong, Xue, Peijun, Wei, Xuehong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Blends; Combustion; Combustion characteristics; Diesel engines; Diesel fuels; Energy; Energy. Thermal use of fuels; Engines and turbines; Equipments for energy generation and conversion: thermal, electrical, mechanical energy, etc; Exact sciences and technology; Exhaust emission; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Methanol-to-diesel; Methyl alcohol; Polymer blends; Exhaust emission; Combustion characteristics; Methanol-to-diesel; Hydroxides; Ether; Diesel fuel; Alcohol; Diesel engine; Aluminium; Combustion; Raw materials; Physical properties; Additive; Catalyst; Methanol
• ISSN: 0016-2361; 1873-7153
• DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.12.011

Methanol-to-diesel (MTD) means a synthetic diesel fuel, its raw material is methanol. And it is a liquid alcohol ether mixture with appropriate amount of additives, which can be blended with diesel fuel at various levels. It was synthesized by methanol with 1,2-epoxypropane and epoxyethane using modified calcined Mg/Al hydroxides as catalysts. The test and study on the physical properties of MTD and the fuel consumption and emissions of diesel engine using the mixed MTD and diesel fuel have been performed. The results indicates that there was no significant difference in the power values of diesel and the blend fuels while fuel consumption increasing around 14%, and of much lower emissions of exhaust. When using the diesel fuel mixed with 20–30% of MTD. The conclusion is that MTD is a cheap and clean low power loss additive fuel for diesel engines.