Performance and emission characteristics of a spark ignition engine fuelled with butanol isomer-gasoline blends

• Main Authors: Yusoff, M.N.A.M., Zulkifli, Nurin Wahidah Mohd, Masjuki, Haji Hassan, Harith, M.H., Syahir, A.Z., Kalam, Md. Abul, Mansor, M.F., Azham, A., Khuong, L.S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18874/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2017.09.004

The heavy reliance on petroleum-derived fuels such as gasoline in the transportation sector is one of the major causes of environmental pollution. For this reason, there is a critical need to develop cleaner alternative fuels. Butanol is an alcohol with four different isomers that can be blended wit...