Improvement of the cold flow characteristics of biodiesel containing dissolved polymer wastes using acetone

被引：33
作者：
Mohammadi, Pouya [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Tabatabaei, Meisam [1 ]
Nikbakht, Ali M. [1 ,2 ]
Esmaeili, Zahra [4 ]
机构：
[1] ABRII, Biofuel Res Team BRTeam, Karaj, Iran
[2] Urmia Univ, Dept Mech Engn Farm Machinery, POB 165, Orumiyeh, Iran
[3] Islam Azad Univ, Dept Automot Engn, Eyven E Gharb Branch, Ilam, Iran
[4] Khuzestan Ramin Agr & Nat Resources Univ, Dept Mech Engn Farm Machinery, Khuzestan, Iran
来源：
BIOFUEL RESEARCH JOURNAL-BRJ | 2014年 / 1卷 / 01期
关键词：
Biodiesel; Polymer wastes; Bio-solvency properties; Cold flow characteristic; Cloud point; Flash point;
D O I：
10.18331/BRJ2015.1.1.6
中图分类号：
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号：
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要：
Due to the fast fossil fuel depletion and at the same time global warming phenomenon anticipated for the next coming years, the necessity of developing alternative fuels e.g. biofuels (i.e. bioethanol, biodiesel, biogas and etc.) has turned into an important concern. Recently, the application of the bio-solvency properties of biodiesel for recycling waste polymers has been highlighted. However, the impact of polymer dissolution on cold flow characteristics of biodiesel was never investigated. The present study was set to explore the impact of different solvents in stabilizing biodiesel-polymer solution. Among them, acetone was proved to be the best fuel stabilizer. Subsequently, cold flow characteristic i.e. cloud point, of the biodieselpolymer- acetone fuel was found to have improved (decreased) due to the inclusion of acetone. Finally, flash point analysis of the fuel blends containing acetone was done to ensured high safety of the fuel blend by dramatically increasing the flash point values of biodiesel-polymer fuel blends. (C) 2014 BRTeam. All rights reserved.
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