With environmental concerns and limited natural resources, there is a need for cleaner sources of energy in the transportation sector. Renewable natural gas (RNG) is being considered as a potential fuel for heavy-duty applications due to its…
Existing compression ignition engines can be modified to spark ignition configuration to increase the use of natural gas in the heavy-duty transportation sector. A better understanding of the premixed natural gas combustion inside the original diesel…
Restrictions on emissions are being imposed by regional and international shipping organisations, which raise the question of which marine fuel and technology can most effectively replace heavy fuel oil and diesel engines. The aim of this study is to…
The use of natural gas (NG) in dual-fuel heavy-duty engines has the potential to reduce pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector when compared to the conventional diesel engines. However, NG composition and methane slip…
Concerns about environmental degradation and finite natural resources necessitate cleaner sources of energy for use in the transportation sector. In Canada, natural gas is currently being appraised as a potential alternative fuel for use in vehicles…
An analysis of the literature on the use of natural gas shows a significant increase in the number of natural gas-powered vehicles, both in road and sea transport, and diesel-fueled vehicles adapted to run on natural gas. Due to its combustion…
Natural gas (NG) is an alternative combustible fuel for the transportation sectors due to its clean combustion, small carbon footprint, and, with recent breakthroughs in drilling technologies, increased availability and low cost. Currently, NG is…
With environmental concerns and limited natural resources, there is a need for cleaner sources of energy in the transportation sector. Renewable natural gas (RNG) is being considered as a potential fuel for heavy-duty applications due to its…
The conversion of existing diesel engines to spark ignition (SI) operation by adding a low-pressure injector in the intake manifold for fuel delivery and replacing the original high-pressure fuel injector with a spark plug to initiate and control the…
We assessed freshwater consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and air emissions of using compressed and liquefied natural gas (NG) as transportation fuels by three heavy-duty NG vehicles (NGV) types from a wells-to-wheels (WTW) perspective. We…
Concerns about environmental degradation and finite natural resources necessitate cleaner sources of energy for use in the transportation sector. In Canada, natural gas (NG) is currently being appraised as a potential alternative fuel for use in…
There are currently several studies about the necessity of increasing access to sustainable electricity for isolated communities or in remote areas using alternative energy sources. There are about 212 energy grid isolated systems in Brazil, mainly…
Converting existing compression ignition engines to spark ignition approach is a promising approach to increase the application of natural gas in the heavy-duty transportation sector. However, the diesel-like environment dramatically affects the…
Areas located at or near natural gas (NG) well or storage sites can use NG to partially or totally replace the diesel fuel used to power equipment or for local transportation. This study investigated a dual-fuel diesel-NG engine operating at low load…
Abundant supply, low prices, and low carbon content may result in an increased use of natural gas (NG) as an alternative transportation fuel. Assessments of the associated climate benefits are sensitive to the climate metric and time horizon selected…
Cote d'Ivoire is a small mature crude oil producer in West Africa. In 2015, Cote d'Ivoire produced around 27,000 bblsbbl/day (IEA, 2015). Crude oil production started in the early 1980s and peaked in 2006 at 63,000 bblsbbl/day. Today, there are a…
Biodiesel has emerged as a viable alternative to mineral diesel in the transport sector to replace fossil fuels partially. However, long-term compatibility with engine hardware must be evaluated to ensure a smooth transition. Long-term material…
Heavy oils are sometimes diluted with petroleum solvents for pipeline transportation, and it is necessary to ensure that the selected solvent does not precipitate asphaltenes from the oil. The modified regular solution (MRS) model can predict…
Biodiesel is always blended with petroleum diesel to serve as the transport fuel, to obtain the specific impact of petroleum diesel addition on thermal degradation for biodiesel
Present study demonstrates a two-stage integrated process for production of hydrocarbon oil designated as ALGLIQOL, with potential to be utilized as liquid transportation fuel. Stage-I involves in-situ catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of…
Wax deposition in diesel transportation pipe at low temperatures is one of the harassing problems faced by the diesel transportation companies. In winter, the temperature is very low and the demand of diesel is increasing greatly in northern region…
Engine experiments were performed for measurement of regulated, unregulated, and particulate emissions using a 2.2 L transportation compression ignition engine fueled with blends of diesel and biodiesels derived from Jatropha and waste cooking oils.…
The continuous population increase in many developing and developed countries leads to an increase in CO2 and SO2 emissions and oil consumption at an alarming rate in many sectors, mainly the transportation sector. As a result, natural gas is rapidly…
Within the context of the energy transition, there are several alternatives under study for the gradual replacement of diesel fuel based urban transport vehicles. This paper proposes an answer to the following question: Which bus technology and…
Ethiopia’s transportation sector is currently dominated by internal combustion engine vehicles running using imported petroleum oil. Due to shortages in hard currency, a rising economy and population growth, and rapid industrialization, energy…
Looking to reduce climate change impact and particle emissions, the heavy-duty transport sector is moving towards a growth within technology and infrastructure for use of liquefied natural gas (LNG). This opens an opportunity for the biogas market to…
There is a need for decarbonization in power generation and transportation. Natural gas can replace conventional petroleum fuels due to its low carbon-to-hydrogen ratio, especially in existing diesel engines. This paper was based on the hypothesis…
In response to environmental, energy, and efficiency problems of conventional vehicles, research and innovation on potential electrical, hydrogen, pneumatic, and hybrid solutions have recently been carried out by numerous researchers. The current…
This is an innovative work that may prove to be a milestone in terms of saving money that gets wasted due to the generation of unwanted interface (I/F) mixture between different petroleum products (diesel, gasoline and kerosene oil) in direct…
This study presents a comprehensive environmental impact and economic assessment of the use of natural gas in potentially cleaner locomotives. An integrated direct methane-solid oxide fuel cell powering system is proposed and analyzed using energy…
Technical, economic, social and environmental conditions are turning natural gas into a feasible solution for sustainable transportation systems in the State of São Paulo (Brazil). Blue Corridors are routes that aim to enable the use of liquefied…
Dual-fuel (DF) combustion using natural gas and diesel has received considerable attention in the on- and off-road freight transportation sectors owing to its potential use in achieving better fuel economy and cleaner combustion. To determine the…
The availability of alternative fuels for transportation means using renewable energy is an essential factor for achieving sustainable development. Natural gas use is increasing, and it ranks as one of the most often consumed alternative fuels for…
Consumers and organizations worldwide are searching for low-carbon alternatives to conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and their impact on the environment. Natural gas as an alternative transportation…
This study aims at performing the first comprehensive Well-to-Tank (WtT) energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission analysis of 10 different petroleum and natural gas fuels pathways, i.e., gasoline, diesel, CNG and LNG, in Pakistan. The…
This paper examines the environmental impact of Natural Gas (NG) as a transportation fuel, particularly for marine transportation use. The aim is to provide a systematic evaluation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the upstream fuel supply chain…
In comparison to legacy engine technology, natural gas vehicles have become cleaner and more efficient. Improved fueling infrastructure has supported the growth of natural gas vehicles in the heavy-duty sector. The heavy-duty transportation industry…
How oil sands bitumen is produced (through mining or in situ methods) and how the crude is processed (either upgraded to synthetic crude oil, SCO, or diluted to produce dilbit) result in a range of crude properties with distinct downstream emissions.…
Low energy-input alternatives based on locally available products are needed for treating petroleum-hydrocarbon spills in northern regions. We tested the efficacy of three local biological components (municipal compost, white-rot fungus: Pleurotus…
1 Scope This document specifies a test method for the determination of the content of mono-aromatic, di-aromatic and tri+-aromatic hydrocarbons in diesel fuels, paraffinic diesel fuels and petroleum distillates. This document defines two procedures,…
The present work deals about performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fueled with biodiesel produced from underutilized, feedstock Gmelina arborea oil. The experiments were conducted using various blends (B10, B20, B30, and B40) of…
1 Scope This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered fatty acid methyl esters (hereafter known as FAME) to be used either as fuel for diesel engines and for heating applications at 100 % concentration, or…
Oil sludge (OS) has been of key concern due to its continuing effect on the environment degradation. The huge quantities thrown yearly of this waste contain a high proportion of hydrocarbons which are valuable for recovery. This study focused on the…
The analysis of resource use shows the annual dynamics of increasing the use of fossil fuels. A special place in the structure of the use of motor fuels falls on diesel fuel of petroleum origin
1 Scope This document specifies a test method for the determination of cetane numbers ("CN") in diesel fuel, using a standard single cylinder, four-stroke cycle, indirect injection engine. The cetane number provides a measure of the ignition…
Planning of an islanded hybrid system (IHS) with different sources and storages to supply clean, flexible, and highly reliable energy at consumption sites is of high importance. To this end, this paper presents the design of an IHS with a wind…
Variability of renewable energy sources (RES) creates great challenges for their owners and power system operator. In recent years energy storage system is employed to mitigate the fluctuation of RESs. This paper addresses optimal decision-making of…
The water-soluble fraction (WSF) of an oil contains different classes of petroleum hydrocarbons and, despite their low potential for bioaccumulation, these can be highly toxic to biota. Nematodes are usually the most abundant and species-rich group…
The thermal decomposition method has been able to convert of real municipal solid waste (MSW) into Bio-Crude Oil (BCO) which is mainly contained hydrocarbon fuel such as light oil (gasoline) and heavy oil (diesel). By this method, sustainable MSW…
Removal of crude oil from oil-contaminated soil using a micro-emulsion (ME) washing method was carried out in this work. The influence of the oil/water ratio on the phase behavior of the ME was studied by the phase diagram. As the oil/water ratio…