Currently, the development of alternative and green energy sources has been being strongly
pushed aiming to recoup the lack of fossil energy, to meet the ever-increasing demand of …

Alternative transportation fuels, preferably from renewable sources, include alcohols with up
to five or even more carbon atoms. They are considered promising because they can be …

Petroleum-derived gasoline is currently the most widely used fuel for transportation
propulsion. The design and operation of gasoline fuels is governed by specific physical and …

Abstract The Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines (Co-Optima) initiative from the US
Department of Energy aims to co-develop fuels and engines in an effort to maximize energy …

The fundamental combustion and emissions properties of advanced biofuels are reviewed,
and their impact on engine performance is discussed, in order to guide the selection of …

The present review article aims to study different aspects involving ethanol combustion and
utilization. The review deals with the production and sustainability of corn-based and …

The properties of butanol offer more promising results compared to those of lower chain
alcohol such as methanol or ethanol. However, butanol as a biofuel has not yet been …

In this study, experiments were conducted on a four-cylinder spark-ignition engine to
investigate the effects of iso-butanol additives in ethanol-gasoline blend on fuel properties …

The combustion and particle number (PN) emissions of a direct injection spark ignition
engine (DISI) operating on ethanol/gasoline and n-butanol/gasoline blends with exhaust …

Blending bio-ethanol with ammonia is an interesting approach to reach carbon-neutrally
combustion systems. As a fundamental parameter, laminar flame speed for different blends …