NANOSTRUCTURE OF RENEWABLE OXYGENATED FUELS PARTICULATE MATTER

Authors

  • Preechar Karin International College, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
  • Yutthana Songsaengchan nternational College, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
  • Songtam Laosuwan Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
  • Chinda Charoenphonphanich Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
  • Nuwong Chollacoop National Metal and Materials Technology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency
  • Katsunori Hanamura Department of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v3.15385

Abstract

This paper describes a part of an ongoing research project in diesel Particulate Matter (PM) reduction by using renewable oxygenated fuel. In order to achieve the particulate matter reduction, physical structure and aggregation behavior should be investigated for better understanding of designs and configurations of Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF). The nanostructures of diesel and biodiesel PMs were investigated by using a Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and a Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) for better understanding. The primary size distributions as well as particulate structures were presented by means of scanning images. The average primary sizes of diesel and biodiesel fuels PMs are approximately 50-60 nm and 30-40 nm, respectively. The average carbon platelet sizes of diesel and biodiesel PMs are in the range of 0.5-3.0 nm. In addition, Thermo-gravimetric Analysis (TGA) was used to investigate chemical kinetics of particulate matter oxidation. The apparent activation energies of oxygenated hydrocarbon, diesel hydrocarbon and carbon oxidation are approximately 91 kJ/mol, 130 kJ/mol and 155 kJ/mol, respectively.

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Published

2012-11-05

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Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

How to Cite

NANOSTRUCTURE OF RENEWABLE OXYGENATED FUELS PARTICULATE MATTER. (2012). ASEAN Engineering Journal, 3(1), 72-83. https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v3.15385