title: Emission reduction of NOx, PM, PM-carbon, and PAHs from a generator fuelled by biodieselhols.
abstract: This investigation examines the particulate matter (PM), particulate carbon, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted from a generator fueled by petroleum diesel blended with waste-edible-oil-biodiesel and water-containing acetone. Experimental results show that using biodieselhols with water-containing (or pure) acetone as the fuel of generator, in comparison to using petroleum diesel, significantly reduces PM emission; roughly, this reduction increased as percentage of water-containing acetone increased. When the percentages of waste-edible-oil-biodiesel were ≤ 5 vol%, adding pure or water-containing acetone (1-3 vol%) to biodieselhols generated emission reductions of NOx, PM, particle-bound organic carbon (OC), total-PAHs, and total-BaPeq. Consequently, using water-containing acetone biodieselhols as an alternative generator fuel is feasible and helps recycle and reuse waste solvents containing water-containing acetone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung County 91201, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jen-Hsiung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung County 91201, Taiwan. Electronic address: chensj@mail.npust.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Shui-Jen
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung County 91201, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuo-Lin
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City 10608, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Yinn
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Jhy
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung County 91201, Taiwan.
authors.forename: How-Ran
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung County 91201, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung County 91201, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Lien-Te
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D000096:Acetone; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D056804:Biofuels; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides / Q000032:analysis*; D009821:Oils; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D056804:Biofuels; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides; D009821:Oils; D052638:Particulate Matter; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014867:Water; D000096:Acetone; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002244:Carbon
keywords: Generator; Nitrogen oxides; PAH; Waste–edible-oil–biodiesel; Water-containing acetone