Biofuel Perspectives: Methanol and Ethanol in Combustion Engines from Production to Practical Application provides a detailed and in-depth review of the combustion characteristics of methanol and ethanol as biofuels, with a focus on their chemical reactions and kinetic models, as well as on their combustion experiments in laboratory devices and usage in real engines. The book also covers methanol and ethanol production technologies and their physico-chemical properties. Users will find a complete and consolidated resource on methanol and ethanol biofuels that will be a valuable resource for biofuel researchers and scientists, automotive engineers, technologists, policymakers, environmentalists, and students.
1. Introduction - p. xvii 2. 1. Methanol fundamentals, applications, and market overview - p. 1 3. 2. Methanol production from syngas - p. 45 4. Overview - p. 45 5. 1 Introduction - p. 45 6. 2 Methanol production from syngas - p. 47 7. 2.1 Syngas production - p. 47 8. 2.2 Conversion of syngas into methanol - p. 76 9. 2.3 Methanol distillation and purification - p. 95 10. 2.4 Main processes and technologies - p. 96 11. Summary - p. 105 12. 3. Alternative methanol synthesis routes and life cycle assessment - p. 125 13. Chapter 4. Methanol combustion experiments in laboratory devices - p. 159 14. Overview - p. 159 15. 1 Introduction - p. 159 16. 2 Experiments in shock tubes - p. 160 17. 3 Experiments in rapid compression machines - p. 168 18. 4 Experiments in reactors - p. 171 19. 5 Experiments in flames - p. 188 20. 5. Methanol combustion experiments in real engines - p. 219 21. 6. Mechanistic insights into methanol decomposition and H-abstraction reactions - p. 275 22. Overview - p. 275 23. 1 Introduction - p. 276 24. 2 Methanol reactions - p. 277 25. 2.1 Unimolecular decomposition reaction - p. 277 26. 2.2 H-abstraction reactions - p. 293 27. 2.2.1 Abstraction by OH - p. 293 28. 2.2.2 Abstraction by HO2 - p. 323 29. 2.2.3 Abstraction by H - p. 335 30. 2.2.4 Abstraction by O - p. 346 31. 2.2.5 Abstraction by CH3 - p. 360 32. Summary - p. 370 33. Chapter 7. Development and application of methanol kinetic models for combustion analysis - p. 385 34. Overview - p. 385 35. 1 Introduction - p. 386 36. 2 Detailed models - p. 388 37. 3 Comprehensive models - p. 419 38. 4 Reduced models - p. 437 39. Summary - p. 448 40. 8. Case Study: China’s methanol industry—Production pathways, energy transition, and strategic outlook - p. 463 41. Index - p. 495
Biofuel Perspectives: Methanol and Ethanol in Combustion Engines from Production to Practical Application provides a detailed and in-depth review of the combustion characteristics of methanol and ethanol as biofuels, with a focus on their chemical reactions and kinetic models, as well as on their combustion experiments in laboratory devices and usage in real engines. The book also covers methanol and ethanol production technologies and their physico-chemical properties. Users will find a complete and consolidated resource on methanol and ethanol biofuels that will be a valuable resource for biofuel researchers and scientists, automotive engineers, technologists, policymakers, environmentalists, and students.
1. Introduction - p. xvii 2. 1. Methanol fundamentals, applications, and market overview - p. 1 3. 2. Methanol production from syngas - p. 45 4. Overview - p. 45 5. 1 Introduction - p. 45 6. 2 Methanol production from syngas - p. 47 7. 2.1 Syngas production - p. 47 8. 2.2 Conversion of syngas into methanol - p. 76 9. 2.3 Methanol distillation and purification - p. 95 10. 2.4 Main processes and technologies - p. 96 11. Summary - p. 105 12. 3. Alternative methanol synthesis routes and life cycle assessment - p. 125 13. Chapter 4. Methanol combustion experiments in laboratory devices - p. 159 14. Overview - p. 159 15. 1 Introduction - p. 159 16. 2 Experiments in shock tubes - p. 160 17. 3 Experiments in rapid compression machines - p. 168 18. 4 Experiments in reactors - p. 171 19. 5 Experiments in flames - p. 188 20. 5. Methanol combustion experiments in real engines - p. 219 21. 6. Mechanistic insights into methanol decomposition and H-abstraction reactions - p. 275 22. Overview - p. 275 23. 1 Introduction - p. 276 24. 2 Methanol reactions - p. 277 25. 2.1 Unimolecular decomposition reaction - p. 277 26. 2.2 H-abstraction reactions - p. 293 27. 2.2.1 Abstraction by OH - p. 293 28. 2.2.2 Abstraction by HO2 - p. 323 29. 2.2.3 Abstraction by H - p. 335 30. 2.2.4 Abstraction by O - p. 346 31. 2.2.5 Abstraction by CH3 - p. 360 32. Summary - p. 370 33. Chapter 7. Development and application of methanol kinetic models for combustion analysis - p. 385 34. Overview - p. 385 35. 1 Introduction - p. 386 36. 2 Detailed models - p. 388 37. 3 Comprehensive models - p. 419 38. 4 Reduced models - p. 437 39. Summary - p. 448 40. 8. Case Study: China’s methanol industry—Production pathways, energy transition, and strategic outlook - p. 463 41. Index - p. 495
