Combustion analysis of microalgae methyl ester in a common rail direct injection diesel engine
- Submitting institution
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Coventry University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 26015009
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.fuel.2014.11.063
- Title of journal
- Fuel
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- First page
- 351
- Volume
- 143
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- ISSN
- 0016-2361
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- December
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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9
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This is the first comprehensive study investigating in-cylinder combustion characteristics of a microalgal biodiesel obtained from marine dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium cohnii. The results are significant as they highlight the compatibility of such biodiesels with current engines, despite having reasonably different physico-chemical properties than conventional biodiesels. This is important since many microalgae species are being investigated for biodiesel production in recent years, and some species produce high yield but distinctively different FAME composition. Increased research on maximizing yield percentages is required to make microalga biodiesel economically viable. The impact of this research is also evident in high citations.
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- Non-English
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