Gaseous emissions (regulated and unregulated) and particulate characteristics of a medium-duty CRDI transportation diesel engine fueled with diesel-alcohol blends

In this study, different diesel-alcohol (methanol, ethanol, and butanol) blends termed as ‘diesohols’ were used to investigate the performance and emission characteristics of a modern common rail direct injection (CRDI) transportation diesel engine. A comparative characterization of regulated emissions, unregulated emissions, and particulate matter (PM) to explore suitability of methanol, ethanol, and butanol blending with mineral diesel was the...