Performance and Regulated/Unregulated Emission Evaluation of a Spark Ignition Engine Fueled with Acetone–Butanol–Ethanol and Gasoline Blends

Li, Yuanxu; Ning, Zhi; Lee, Chia-fon F.; Lee, Timothy H.; Yan, Junhao

doi:10.3390/en11051121

Performance and Regulated/Unregulated Emission Evaluation of a Spark Ignition Engine Fueled with Acetone–Butanol–Ethanol and Gasoline Blends

Journal Article · Wed May 02 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Energies

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/en11051121· OSTI ID:2371598

Li, Yuanxu; Ning, Zhi; Lee, Chia-fon F.; Lee, Timothy H.; Yan, Junhao

An experimental investigation was conducted on the effect of equivalence ratios and engine loads on performance and emission characteristics using acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) and gasoline blends. Gasoline blends with various ABE content (0 vol % to 80 vol % ABE, referred to as G100, ABE10, ABE20, ABE30, ABE60, and ABE80, respectively) were used as test fuels, where the volumetric concentration of A/B/E was 3:6:1. The experiments were conducted at engine loads of 3, 4, 5, and 6 bar brake mean effective pressure at an engine speed of 1200 rpm and under various equivalence ratios (φ = 0.83–1.25). The results showed that ABE addition in the fuel blends could increase brake thermal efficiency and decrease unburned hydrocarbon (UHC), carbon dioxide (CO), and oxynitride (NOx). As for unregulated emissions, acetaldehyde and 1,3-budatiene emissions increased with the increased ABE content in blend fuels. Regarding the aromatic emissions, ABE addition led to a decrease in benzene, toluene, and xylene emissions. The study indicated that ABE could be used as a promising alternative fuel in spark ignition (SI) engines for enhancing the brake thermal efficiency and reducing regulated emissions and aromatic air toxics.

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Research Organization:: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Engineering Laboratory for Mobile Source Emission Control Technology; National Key Research and Development Program; National Natural Science Foundation of China; USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0006864

OSTI ID:: 2371598

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1509870

Journal Information:: Energies, Journal Name: Energies Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 11; ISSN 1996-1073; ISSN ENERGA

Publisher:: MDPI AGCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Switzerland

Language:: English

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