Biofuel additive production from glycerol and determination of its effect on some fuel properties

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Cakmak A., ÖZCAN H.

SN APPLIED SCIENCES, cilt.2, sa.10, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s42452-020-03308-7
  • Dergi Adı: SN APPLIED SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, INSPEC
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Biodiesel, Biofuel additive, Glycerol, Glycerol ethers, TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL, AIR-POLLUTION, ETHERIFICATION, BIODIESEL, ETHERS, COMBUSTION, EMISSIONS, ETHANOL, FLOW
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the effects of glycerol ethers as a biobased additive on some important fuel properties of the diesel-biodiesel blend are investigated. For this, firstly, glycerol ethers are synthesized by the etherification reaction of glycerol with tert-butyl alcohol with the presence of Annberlyst-15 as an acidic catalyst. The process of synthesis is followed by analyzing product composition through Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy. Lastly, synthesized glycerol tert-butyl ethers are mixed with a diesel-biodiesel blend, and the effects of glycerol ethers on the fuel properties are determined. The analysis results show that glycerol tert-butyl ether mixture consists of mono- and di-ethers of glycerol. Due to the dehydration reaction and hindrance effect, the tri-ether of glycerol is not generated. The outcomes of determination of fuel properties reveal that glycerol ethers can be blended with a biodiesel-diesel mixture without any significant change in the fuel properties by fully meeting the ASTM D7467 standard, indicating glycerol ethers could serve as a biobased additive to diesel-biodiesel blend.