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Optimization of ternary green diesel blends for diesel/palm methyl ester/alcohol using product design optimization

Razak, N.H. Hashim, H. Yunus, N.A. Klemeš, J.J. Phoon, L.Y.

Original Title

Optimization of ternary green diesel blends for diesel/palm methyl ester/alcohol using product design optimization

Type

journal article in Scopus

Language

English

Original Abstract

Among many alternative fuels, oxygenated fuels like biodiesel and biomass-based energy (biofuel) such as bioalcohol have greater potential to enhance engine performance and mitigate particulate exhaust emissions in compression-ignition (CI) engines. The main objective of this study is to determine the optimal ternary green diesel (GD) blends formulation by identifying the most feasible diesel/biodiesel/alcohol that meeting the ASTM D975, Standard Specification for petro-diesel. Three steps of product design optimization (PDO) has been performed, (1) specify the fuel target properties based on Euro5; (2) optimize the formulation for ternary GD blends; (3) rank and select the optimal ternary GD blends. The ranking and selecting the optimal ternary GD blends were focused on the correlation of the higher cetane number (CN) over the cost of fuel. The PDO model indicated the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly diesel/biodiesel/alcohol ternary GD blends shall contain 74 % Malaysia petro-diesel, 16 % palm methyl ester (PME) and 1 % of butanol. Notably, the higher CN, the shorter the fuel ignition and the better the combustion efficiency. High CN fuels can significantly burn faster and more completely and hence reduce the harmful exhaust emissions such as SO2.

Keywords

ternary green diesel (GD) blends; diesel; alcohol; product design optimization (PDO); ternary GD blends; palm methyl ester (PME);

Authors

Razak, N.H.; Hashim, H.; Yunus, N.A.; Klemeš, J.J.; Phoon, L.Y.

Released

31. 1. 2019

Publisher

Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC

ISBN

2283-9216

Periodical

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Number

72

State

Republic of Italy

Pages from

391

Pages to

396

Pages count

6

URL

https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/CET1972066

BibTex

@article{BUT160682,
  author="Razak, N.H. and Hashim, H. and Yunus, N.A. and Klemeš, J.J. and Phoon, L.Y.",
  title="Optimization of ternary green diesel blends for diesel/palm methyl ester/alcohol using product design optimization",
  journal="Chemical Engineering Transactions",
  year="2019",
  number="72",
  pages="391--396",
  doi="10.3303/CET1972066",
  issn="2283-9216",
  url="https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/CET1972066"
}