Biofuel
14.3 Factors Affecting the Performance of Nanoparticles in the Manufacturing Process of Biofuel
14.4 Role of Nanomaterials in the Synthesis of Biofuels
14.5 Utilization of Nanomaterials for the Production of Biofuel
14.6 Conclusion
References
19 15 Experimental Investigation of Long Run Viability of Engine Oil Properties in DI Diesel Engine Fuelled with Diesel, Bioethanol and Biodiesel Blend 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Materials and Method 15.3 Test Procedure 15.4 Result Analysis 15.5 Conclusion References
20 16 Studies on the Diesel Blends Oxidative Stability in Mixture with TBHQ Antioxidant and Soft Computation Approach Using ANN and RSM at Varying Blend Ratio 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Materials and Methodology 16.3 Results and Discussion 16.4 Response Surface Methodology for Performance Parameter 16.5 Modelling of ANN 16.6 Validation of RSM and ANN 16.7 Conclusion References
21 17 Effect of Nanoparticles in Bio-Oil on the Performance, Combustion and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Materials and Methods 17.3 Experimental Setup 17.4 Results and Discussion 17.5 Conclusions Abbreviations Nomenclature References
22 18 Use of Optimization Techniques to Study the Engine Performance and Emission Analysis of Diesel Engine 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Engine Parameter Optimization Using Taguchi’s S/N 18.3 Engine Parameter Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology 18.4 Artificial Neural Networks 18.5 Genetic Algorithm 18.6 TOPSIS Algorithm 18.7 Grey Relational Analysis 18.8 Fuzzy Optimization 18.9 Conclusion Abbreviations References
23 19 Engine Performance and Emission Analysis of Biodiesel-Diesel and Biomass Pyrolytic Oil-Diesel Blended Oil: A Comparative Study 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Experimental Analysis 19.3 Experimental Set-Up 19.4 Results and Discussion 19.5 Conclusion References
24 20 Agro-Waste for Second-Generation Biofuels 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Agro-Wastes 20.3 Value-Addition of Agro-Wastes 20.4 Production of Second-Generation Biofuels References
25 Index
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Strategies for conversion of biomass to liquid biofuels by thermochem...Figure 1.2 Multistep collective mechanism in the degradation of cellulose [47].Figure 1.3 Processes used in bioethanol production from biomass [85].Figure 1.4 The decomposition process of biogas [99].Figure 1.5 Production of synthesis gas from natural gas flow chart [108].
2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Cumulative production of biodiesel among various regions over the per...Figure 2.2 Biodiesel production data over the period 2013-2018 and expected prod...
