Combustion and Emissions of 2,5-Dimethylfuran in a Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine

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• 作者：Shaohua Zhong ; Ritchie Daniel ; Hongming Xu ; Jun Zhang ; Dale Turner ; Miroslaw L. Wyszynski ; Paul Richards
• 刊名：Energy & Fuels
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：May 20, 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：24
• 期：5
• 页码：2891-2899
• 全文大小：1090K
• 年卷期：v.24,no.5(May 20, 2010)
• ISSN：1520-5029

文摘

Biomass has the potential to become an important source of energy for future automotive fuels. Recent biological and chemical improvements to the conversion of biomass-derived carbohydrates have produced high yields of liquid 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF). This discovery has made DMF a possible substitute for petroleum-based gasoline, because they share very similar physicochemical properties, which are superior to those of ethanol. In the present study, experiments have been carried out on a single-cylinder gasoline direct-injection (GDI) research engine to study the performance of DMF benchmarked against gasoline and what is considered to be the current biofuel leader, ethanol. Initial results are very promising for DMF as a new biofuel; not only is the combustion performance similar to commercial gasoline, but the regulated emissions are also comparable.