Low carbon energy technologies envisaged in the context of sustainable energy for producing high-octane gasoline fuel
Date
2023-02
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Article
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd.
Series Info
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments;56 (2023) 103103
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Abstract
With increasing issues, concerning the depletion of petroleum fossil fuels and the environment, various re-
searchers have examined an innovative and appropriate surrogated fuel. Various advanced countries maximize
alternative fuel to fight against atmospheric alteration. In this perspective, the current research aims to introduce
low-carbon energy technologies envisaged in the context of sustainable energy for generating high-octane gas-
oline fuel. Four gasoline feedstocks were selected for investigation in the present research as materials. Partic-
ularly, these components are gasoline additives, such as bioethanol (E), di-isobutylene (DIB), and dimate (D)
with baseline motor gasoline stream, like hydrocracked gasoline (HG). To execute the present work, several
gasoline fuels and experimental facilities that correspond to European standard regulations were employed.
Additionally, the composition of the optimum sample was 50 % of hydrocracked gasoline, 35 % of bioethanol, 10
% of di-isobutylene, as well as 5 % of dimate. Therefore, the optimal gasoline blend provided high-octane
gasoline RON 98 with great ecological characteristics. Besides, the experimental results displayed that the
antidetonation performance can be varied consecutively as bioethanol > di-isobutylen > dimate > hydrocracked
gasoline by octane number. What’s more, the simultaneous incorporation of bioethanol, di-isobutylene, and
dimate changed antiknock characteristics, in terms of vapor pressure, the distillation curve, as well as the density
in a route that could impact engine operation. Conclusively, the acquired results stated that it might be merits to
utilize bioethanol to provide the added value of hydrocracked gasoline, di-isobutylene, and dimate to establish
an innovative high gasoline product in RON of 98 considered the restrictions for high olefins conten
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Keywords
Gasoline, Bioethanol, Dimate, Di-isobutylene, Detonation, Internal combustion engine