Effect of n-butanol and diethyl ether as oxygenated additives on combustion-emission-performance characteristics of a multiple cylinder diesel engine fuelled with diesel-jatropha biodiesel blend

• Main Authors: Imtenan, S., Masjuki, Haji Hassan, Varman, M., Fattah, I.M.R., Sajjad, H., Arbab, M.I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/13748/1/Effect_of_n-butanol_and_diethyl_ether_as_oxygenated_additives_on.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/13748/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890415000515

Jatropha biodiesel is considered as one of the most prospective renewable energy sources of Malaysia in recent years. Hence, an investigation was conducted for the improvement of jatropha biodiesel-diesel blend with the addition of 5-10 n-butanol and diethyl ether by vol. which are commonly known as...