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Alcohol combustion chemistry

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A detailed overview of recent results on alcohol combustion can be found in this paper, with a particular emphasis on butanols and other linear and branched members of the alcohol family, from methanol to hexanols.
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This article is published in Progress in Energy and Combustion Science.The article was published on 2014-10-01. It has received 676 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Alcohol fuel & Combustion.

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Chemical kinetics of octane sensitivity in a spark-ignition engine

TL;DR: In this paper, the role of electron delocalization on low temperature hydrocarbon reactivity and its role in determining octane sensitivity in engine fuel has been investigated for a very wide range of engine fuel types, including n-alkane, 1-olefin, n-alcohol, and nalkyl benzenes.
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2-Methylfuran (MF) as a potential biofuel: A thorough review on the production pathway from biomass, combustion progress, and application in engines

TL;DR: In this paper, the process of 2-Methylfuran synthesis from biomass through catalyst reactions was thoroughly analyzed and the pyrolysis and oxidation progress of MF was also critically presented aiming to clarify the applicability of MF to internal combustion engines.
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Predicting Octane Number Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Artificial Neural Networks

TL;DR: In this paper, a model to predict research octane number (RON) and motor octane numbers (MON) of pure hydrocarbons, hydrocarbon-ethanol blends, and gasoline ethanol blends has been developed using artificial neural networks (ANNs) and molecular parameters from 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
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Influence of 1-pentanol additive on the performance of a diesel engine fueled with waste oil methyl ester and diesel fuel

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of the use of 1-pentanol in waste oil methyl ester (B) and diesel fuel (D) on the exhaust emissions and performance of a diesel engine operating at various loads, 0, 3, 6, and 9kW, with a constant engine speed (1800-rpm).
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Mechanism and modeling of nitrogen chemistry in combustion

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