Comparison of Diesel Fuel Oxygenates with Composition-Explicit Distillation Curve Method Part 2: Cyclic Compounds with One to Two Oxygens

Published

May 2, 2011

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, Tara M. Lovestead, Marcia L. Huber, Jennifer Riggs

Abstract

There is a great deal of interest in formulating oxygenated diesel fuels that produce low particulate emissions. The most common oxygenating additives for diesel fuels include the glycol ethers, glycol esters, alcohols, ethers and ketones. It is important to characterize the mixture properties of diesel fuel with oxygenate additives, to assess the degree of departure of the oxygenated fuels from the base fuel. In Part I of this series, we explored a series of linear oxygenating fluids with the advanced distillation curve method to assess the mixture volatility. Here we apply that technique to a series of cyclic molecules: 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane, 1,4-dioxane, 1,3-dioxane, cyclohexanone and 2-cyclohexylethanol. We find that the more volatile additives cause significant early departures from the distillation curves of diesel fuel, while the less volatile additives act more to displace the entire curve. We also note that the additive affects the curve shape and profile temperature profile even after being totally depleted, an observation made in earlier studies of oxygenate additive mixtures.

Citation

Energy and Fuels

Volume

25

Pub Type

Journals

Keywords

Advanced distillation curve, cyclic hydrocarbon, diesel fuel, oxygenate

Citation

Bruno, T. , Lovestead, T. , Huber, M. and Riggs, J. (2011), Comparison of Diesel Fuel Oxygenates with Composition-Explicit Distillation Curve Method Part 2: Cyclic Compounds with One to Two Oxygens, Energy and Fuels (Accessed April 28, 2026)

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