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标题：Production of renewable and sustainable fuel from Calliandra calothyrsus and its utilisation in compression ignition engines
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作者：V.S. Yaliwal ; S.Y. Adaganti ; B.M. Kulkarni 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
印刷版ISSN：1939-7038
出版年度：2014
卷号：7
期号：1
页码：41-54
DOI：10.1080/19397038.2013.801530
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis Group
摘要：Alternative fuels have several advantages compared to fossil fuels as they are renewable, biodegradable, provide energy security, foreign exchange saving as well as help in addressing environmental concerns and socio-economic issues. Therefore, renewable fuels can be used predominantly as a fuel for transportation and for applications in power generation. Shaft power application is a key factor for economic growth and prosperity and depends crucially on the long-term availability of energy from sources that are affordable, accessible and environmentally friendly. In this context, the main objective of the present study was to implement the production of bioethanol from Calliandra calothyrsus, a potential lignocellulosic raw material for the cellulose-to-bioethanol conversion process that can be used as an alternative resource to starch- or sugar-containing feedstock. This study addresses a new pretreatment method known as hydrothermal explosion using C. calothyrsus for ethanol production. The present study also involves experimental investigations on a single-cylinder, four-stroke, direct-injection diesel engine operated with Honge oil methyl ester (biodiesel) and ethanol and its comparison with a neat diesel fuel mode of operation. The results revealed that optimal parameters for bioethanol production from C. calothyrsus were 2% acid concentration (HCl), 100°C temperature and 80 min retention time. For a diesel engine operated with a HOME–bioethanol blend, the experimental results showed a 3–4% decrease in brake thermal efficiency with a 8–10% increase in hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emission levels and a 15–18% decrease in nitric oxide emission levels when compared with a neat diesel fuel mode of operation.
关键词：Keywords:enCalliandra calothyrsusSaccharomyces cerevisiaebiodieselbioethanol blendingemissions