About this Research Topic
Fossil fuel supplies are being reduced daily, and their use for energy generation often pollutes the environment. Renewable and clean energy sources must therefore be produced to meet the needs of modern society. The use of renewable and sustainable energy sources based on agro-industries is widely encouraged. It can be made from edible or non-edible oils and animal fats. Biofuel provides a variety of technical advantages over petroleum diesel fuel, such as higher flash point, biodegradability, better lubricity, and reduced engine emissions. Biofuel is also capable of mixing with petroleum diesel fuel to make different blends and to enhance its properties such as viscosity, calorific value, cold filter plugging point, etc. Biofuels can be used as a substitute fuel in internal combustion engines. The lubricity property of the fuel is important to provide lubrication to the engine components such as fuel injectors and high-pressure fuel pumps.
The aim of this Research Topic is to optimize the production process parameters of biofuel such as methanol / oil molar ratio, catalyst concentration , temperature, stirring speed, oil water content and fatty acid content, etc. from various renewable resources such as edible or non-edible oils and animal fats, by using different statistical tools such as response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) etc. This collection also includes experimental investigation of performance, emissions, and tribological properties of fuel blends from various edible or non-edible oils and animal fats. It also covers tribological characteristics of different fuel blends (different percentages of biofuel and petroleum diesel fuel mixture) and investigates the lubricity of fuel injectors and fuel pumps.
Authors are invited to submit Original Research, Reviews, Mini Reviews, and Brief Research Reports. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
• Production process parameters of biofuel and their blends;
• Performance of fuel blends from various edible or non-edible oils and animal fats;
• Combustion parameters of various fuel blends in internal combustion engines;
• Emissions of fuel blends in internal combustion engines;
• Tribological properties of fuel blends in internal combustion engines;
• Lubricity of fuel injectors and fuel pumps for different fuel blends.
The aim of this Research Topic is to optimize the production process parameters of biofuel such as methanol / oil molar ratio, catalyst concentration , temperature, stirring speed, oil water content and fatty acid content, etc. from various renewable resources such as edible or non-edible oils and animal fats, by using different statistical tools such as response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) etc. This collection also includes experimental investigation of performance, emissions, and tribological properties of fuel blends from various edible or non-edible oils and animal fats. It also covers tribological characteristics of different fuel blends (different percentages of biofuel and petroleum diesel fuel mixture) and investigates the lubricity of fuel injectors and fuel pumps.
Authors are invited to submit Original Research, Reviews, Mini Reviews, and Brief Research Reports. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
• Production process parameters of biofuel and their blends;
• Performance of fuel blends from various edible or non-edible oils and animal fats;
• Combustion parameters of various fuel blends in internal combustion engines;
• Emissions of fuel blends in internal combustion engines;
• Tribological properties of fuel blends in internal combustion engines;
• Lubricity of fuel injectors and fuel pumps for different fuel blends.
Keywords: Biofuels, Blends, Production Optimization, Engine Performance, Engine Emissions, Tribology, Internal Combustion Engines, Renewable Energy, Alternative Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines, Green and Clean Energy
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