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Regulated emissions from biodiesel fuels from on/off-road applications

2007; Elsevier BV; Volume: 41; Issue: 27 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.02.048

1873-2844

Thomas D. Durbin, David R. Cocker, Aniket Sawant, Kent C. Johnson, John W. Miller, Bruce Holden, Norman L Helgeson, Jason Jack,

Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies

This research is one of the largest studies of biodiesel in both on-road and off-road uses. The testing was conducted for the military and encompassed a wide range of application types including two medium-duty trucks, two Humvees, a heavy heavy-duty diesel truck, a bus, two stationary backup generators (BUGs), a forklift, and an airport tow vehicle. The full range of fuels tested included a California ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel, different blend ratios of two different yellow-grease biodiesels and one soy-based biodiesel, JP-8, and yellow-grease biodiesel blends with two different NOx reduction additives. The B20-YGA, B20-YGB, and B20-Soy did not show trends relative to ULSD that were consistent over all applications tested. Higher biodiesel blends were tested on only one vehicle, but showed a tendency for higher total hydrocarbons (THC) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions and lower particulate matter (PM) emissions. The JP-8 showed increases in THC and CO relative to the ULSD.