Diesel engines use compression to ignite the fuel, which needs to have an even burn, and cetane boosters have an important ...

The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has released a long-anticipated update to the source-of-record for cetane number data. This information is vital to the development of new, ...

This article provides a basis for deciding whether to evaluate a new process scheme or alter an existing one with a view toward moving a 300-400° F. cut from gasoline to diesel fuel. Average qualities ...

What’s the difference between standard #2 diesel and premium fuel? A premium diesel has a higher cetane number, better lubricity and includes detergents that provide injector-cleaning capability ...

A method tested on various diesel blends of known cetane numbers showed a good correlation with the fuel’s octane numbers. Spontaneous ignition results in knock in a spark-ignition engine, whereas ...

Three new predictive equations for cetane number have been developed.Each of these equations is shown to be superior to the current cetane index equation (ASTM D 976-80) for a large fuel data base.One ...

The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a long-anticipated update to the source-of-record for cetane number data. This information is vital to the development ...

A WIDE variety of tests in the laboratory, in the cold room, and in the field have lea the authors to the following conclusions: 1. The 35-cetane-number fuel may be used satisfactorily under normal ...

Researchers have identified methyl ketones, chemical compounds known for their fragrance and flavor, as strong biofuel candidates. Methyl ketones produced from glucose by engineered E. coli yielded ...

From the time the Environmental Protection Agency proposed that ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) be run in all on-highway diesel vehicles to when it was fully implemented in late 2006, there has been ...