Title: | Power generation and gaseous emissions performance of an internal combustion engine fed with blends of soybean and beef tallow biodiesel |
Author(s): | Schirmer WN; Gauer MA; Tomaz E; Rodrigues PR; de Souza SN; Chaves LI; Villetti L; Olanyk LZ; Cabral AR; |
Address: | "a Environmental Engineering Department , Universidade Estadual do Centro-oeste (UNICENTRO) , Irati , Brazil. b Environmental Engineering Department , Fundacao Municipal Centro Universitario da Cidade de Uniao da Vitoria , Uniao da Vitoria , Parana State , Brazil. c Chemical Processes Department, Chemical Engineering Faculty , Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) , Campinas , Sao Paulo State , Brazil. d Chemistry Department , Universidade Estadual do Centro-oeste (UNICENTRO) , Guarapuava , Parana State , Brazil. e Center of Exact and Technological Sciences , Universidade do Oeste do Parana , Cascavel , Parana State , Brazil. f Instituto Federal do Parana - Campus Assis Chateaubriand , Assis Chateaubriand , Parana State , Brazil. g Mechanical Engineering Department , Universidade Tecnologica Federal do Parana (UTFPR) , Guarapuava , Parana State , Brazil. h Department of Civil Engineering , Universite de Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke , QC , Canada" |
DOI: | 10.1080/09593330.2015.1119202 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1479-487X (Electronic) 0959-3330 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "This study aimed to compare the performance of an internal combustion engine fed with blends of biodiesel produced from soybean and diesel, and blends of biodiesel produced from beef tallow and diesel. Performance was evaluated in terms of power generated at low loading conditions (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 kW) and emission of organic and inorganic pollutants. In order to analyse inorganic gases (CO, SO2 and NOx), an automatic analyser was used and the organic emissions (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene - BTEX) were carried out using a gas chromatograph. The results indicate that the introduction of the two biodiesels in the fuel caused a reduction in CO, SO2 and BTEX emissions. In addition, the reduction was proportional to the increase in loading regime. Beef tallow biodiesels presented better results regarding emission than soybean biodiesels. The use of pure biodiesels also presented a net reduction in pollutant gas emissions without hindering the engine generator performance" |
Keywords: | Air Pollutants/*analysis/chemistry *Biofuels Brazil Fats/*chemistry Soybeans/*chemistry Vehicle Emissions/*analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis/chemistry Air pollution biodiesel diesel gas emissions volatile organic compounds; |
Notes: | "MedlineSchirmer, Waldir Nagel Gauer, Mayara Ananda Tomaz, Edson Rodrigues, Paulo Rogerio Pinto de Souza, Samuel Nelson Melegari Chaves, Luiz Inacio Villetti, Lucas Olanyk, Luciano Zart Cabral, Alexandre Rodrigues eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2015/11/20 Environ Technol. 2016; 37(12):1480-9. doi: 10.1080/09593330.2015.1119202. Epub 2015 Dec 21" |