Abstract
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel with the potential to displace a portion of petroleum use. However, as with any alternative fuel, in order to be a viable choice it must be compatible with the emissions control devices. The finished biodiesel product can contain up to 5 ppm Na+K and 5 ppm Ca+Mg, and these metal impurities can lead to durability issues with the devices used to control emissions in diesel vehicles. Significant work has been performed to understand how the presence of these metals impacts each individual component of diesel emissions control systems, and this chapter summarizes the findings of these research efforts.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Catalysis |
| Subtitle of host publication | Volume 29 |
| Editors | James J. Spivey, Yi-Fan Han |
| Publisher | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Pages | 317-342 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781782629566 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | Catalysis |
|---|---|
| Volume | 29 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0140-0568 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1465-1920 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017.
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CH-5400-68258
Keywords
- biodiesel
- durability
- emissions control devices
- impurities
