Physicochemical and toxicological characteristics of particulate matter emitted from a non-road diesel engine: Comparative evaluation of biodiesel-diesel and butanol-diesel blends

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 264; pp. 395 - 402
• Main Authors: Zhang, Zhi-Hui, Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 15.01.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: activation energy; Applied sciences; Atmospheric pollution; biodiesel; Biofuels; butanol; Butanols; carbon; Cell Line; Cell Survival; cell viability; Chemical engineering; combustion; diesel engines; Diesel particles; Exact sciences and technology; Gasoline; Humans; Oxidation-Reduction; oxygen; PAHs; Particle oxidation; particulate emissions; Particulate Matter - chemistry; Particulate Matter - toxicity; particulates; Physicochemical; Pollution; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Reactors; soot; sulfur; temperature; Thermogravimetry; Vehicle Emissions - toxicity; volatile organic compounds; Volatile Organic Compounds - analysis; Physicochemical; PAHs; Diesel particles; Particle oxidation; Hydrocarbon; Soot; Ignition; Diesel engine; Combustion; Volatile organic compound; Extract; Motor vehicle; Polycyclic aromatic compound; Pollutant emission; Persistent organic pollutant; Fuel; Air pollution; Oxidation; Road traffic; Thermodynamic properties; Activation energy; Organic compounds

Combustion experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of using blends of ultralow sulfur diesel (ULSD) with biodiesel or n-butanol on physicochemical and toxicological characteristics of particulate emissions from a non-road diesel engine. The results indicated that compared to ULSD, both th...