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Showing papers in "Fuel in 2019"


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15 Jan 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors comprehensively reviewed the CO2 injection enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and carbon storage related literature in shales over the past decade, including description of major shale reservoirs producing oil, selection of injection scheme, models applied to simulate gas injection, oil recovery mechanisms for different types of gas, molecular diffusion and its laboratory measurement, nanopore effect, adsorption effect on carbon storage and transport, laboratory work of gas injection in shale cores, pilot tests, and economic evaluation.

368 citations


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01 Feb 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: This review critically examines the various studies in literature that have explored nanoparticles in biofuel processes such as biohydrogen, biogas, biodiesel and bioethanol production, towards enhancing their process yields and elucidates the different types of nanomaterials that have been used in these bioprocesses.

237 citations


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15 Jan 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, a review of low salinity waterflooding at the sub-pore scale is presented, where the main uncertainty lies in how results from subpore-scale experiments connect to core-scale results, which happens on the pore-network scale.

223 citations


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01 Oct 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, the physicochemical properties of different generation biodiesel using 52 types of feedstocks have been discussed and the chemical composition of 31 raw oils have also been discussed, and the low concentration of polyunsaturated FAME and long-chain saturated FAME is more favorable for oxidation stability, low-temperature operability, and satisfactory performance.

220 citations


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01 Mar 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, molecular structural properties of five MHRC samples using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were investigated.

213 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
15 Apr 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, the updated progress of ABE fermentation techniques is summarized from the aspects: (i) selection of suitable strain; (ii) availability of cheaper substrates; (iii) development of fermentation engineering; and (iv) the research on ABE combustion in internal combustion engine (ICEs).

213 citations


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01 Apr 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the effects of NPs in low salinity water (LSW) and surfactant on the IFT of sandstone and carbonate reservoirs.

200 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
15 Sep 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: A review of the state of the art on the gas diffusion in coal particles from the aspects of definition, mathematical models, experimental methods, and applications in environment, energy and mining safety areas is presented in this paper.

196 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
15 Oct 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provided an overview on the conversion technologies, economic assessment, environmental influence and development status of bio-jet fuels, and suggested that hydrogenated esters and fatty acids, and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis can be the most promising technologies for biojet fuels production in near term.

195 citations


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15 Jan 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the past works to identify the effects of light alcohols on performance, combustion and emissions in the internal combustion engines including the productions, economic benefits, applications, demand and supply, environmental and human impacts.

189 citations


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01 Jan 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the recent research progress on the ultrasound-assisted catalytic transesterification of non-edible vegetable oils using homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts.

Journal ArticleDOI
15 Jun 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, the performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a direct injection diesel engine with diesel, rapeseed oil biodiesel and diesel-biodiesel blends at a constant injection pressure of 200 bar were evaluated.

Journal ArticleDOI
01 Mar 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of air flowrate on pollutant dispersion pattern of coal dust particles at the fully mechanized mining face is investigated. And the authors aim to reduce the dust concentration through adjusting the air flow rate parameter.

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15 Dec 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, the thermal degradation mechanisms of hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin were investigated using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

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15 Jan 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, two types of industrial biowastes were selected for HTC experiments, namely, a lignocellulose one (herbal tea waste, HTW) and a non-ligno-cellular one (penicillin mycelial waste, PMW).

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01 Apr 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: A detailed experimental program combining X-ray diffraction (XRD), total organic carbon (TOC) analysis and Rock-Eval pyrolysis, and pore structure characterization by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and low temperature nitrogen and carbon dioxide adsorption/desorption analysis were conducted on 16 continuously sampled shale cores from the east margin of the Ordos Basin, China as discussed by the authors.

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15 Apr 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this paper, a series of Zn doped CaO (0.5-2.2% Zn2+ concentration in CaO) nanocatalysts were prepared and employed in the transesterification of waste cooking oil.

Journal ArticleDOI
15 Oct 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the recent advances in the utilization of microbial fuel cell technology for the removal of organic as well as recalcitrant pollutants from a wide range of industrial and domestic effluents with the simultaneous production of low-cost energy.

Journal ArticleDOI
01 Nov 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, the influence of diesel/biodiesel blends on engine combustion, performance, and exhaust gas emissions have been carried out experimentally at different engine loads and constant speed of 1400 rpm.

Journal ArticleDOI
01 Jan 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB) on low-rank coal flotation using an oily collector (dodecane) was investigated by a combination of experimental tests and molecular dynamics simulations.

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01 Feb 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of the chemical compositions of bio-jet fuels on their performance characteristics have been investigated, including low-temperature fluidity, thermal oxidation stability, combustion property, fuel compatibility and volatility, and energy density.

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01 Oct 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this paper, an improved thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) model was developed for gas mixture enhanced CBM recovery (GM-ECBM), and the model was first validated, and then applied to simulate and explore the evolution of key parameters during GMECBM recovery.

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15 Sep 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the asphaltene precipitation/deposition that helps to further understand the governing mechanisms, thermodynamic behaviors, and transport phenomena prospects in this area is provided in this article.

Journal ArticleDOI
01 Dec 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of graphene oxide nanoparticles on performance and emissions of a CI engine fueled with dairy scum oil biodiesel was studied, and an ideal graphene-to-surfactant ratio was defined, highest absolute value UV-absorbency was seen for a mass fraction of 1:4.

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15 Jan 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of pulsating hydraulic fracturing on gas comprehensive desorption was investigated, and the results showed that the gas displacement amount (GDA) generated by the SHF is significantly less than the PHF and that the GDA increases linearly first, and then logarithmically with the fracturing frequency.

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01 Nov 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the potential of microalgae-based integrated bio-refinery is presented, which critically discusses the recent developments, opportunities, and barriers in the micro-algae bio-industry and wastewater treatment.

Journal ArticleDOI
01 Jan 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of reaction temperatures and gas components (O2, SO2, H2O, SO3, and SO3) on Hg0 removal performance was investigated.

Journal ArticleDOI
15 Nov 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this paper, the fractal dimensions of total pore structures (Df), solid structures (Ds) and connected pore structure (Dc) were calculated using 3D box-counting method.

Journal ArticleDOI
01 Jan 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this article, a new CaO/CuFe2O4 nanocatalyst was first synthesized and its structural and morphological properties were evaluated by using various analyzes such as SEM, FTIR, XRD, TGA, EDX and TEM.

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15 Oct 2019-Fuel
TL;DR: In this paper, different blends of Roselle and Karanja biodiesels were prepared and their effects were examined experimentally with different engine loads (low, medium and full load) at constant engine speed.