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38 Citations
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Strategies to Introduce n-Butanol in Gasoline Blends

  • Magín Lapuerta,
  • Rosario Ballesteros and
  • Javier Barba

12 April 2017

The use of oxygenated fuels in spark ignition engines (SIEs) has gained increasing attention in the last few years, especially when coming from renewable sources, due to the shortage of fossil fuels and global warming concern. Currently, the main sub...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,736 Views
15 Pages

14 February 2022

This paper proposes a concept of a process design for the separation and recovery of n-butanol from a five-component mixture, consisting of n-butanol, isobutanol, formaldehyde, water and methanol. The mixture is a common waste stream in the productio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,895 Views
10 Pages

19 August 2020

The impact of premixed n-butanol mixture on the heat release rate was investigated based on a modified light-duty diesel engine. The results show that reactivity stratification is formed in the cylinder through n-butanol port fuel injection (PFI) and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,218 Views
19 Pages

Research on Combustion and Emission Characteristics of a N-Butanol Combined Injection SI Engine

  • Weiwei Shang,
  • Xiumin Yu,
  • Kehao Miao,
  • Zezhou Guo,
  • Huiying Liu and
  • Xiaoxue Xing

16 June 2023

Using n-butanol as an alternative fuel can effectively alleviate the increasingly prominent problems of fossil resource depletion and environmental pollution. Combined injection technology can effectively improve engine combustion and emission charac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,478 Views
13 Pages

12 July 2024

The efficient detection of n-butanol, which is in demand for highly sensitive materials, is essential for multiple applications. A nonaqueous method was applied to prepare NiFe2O4 nanoparticles (NPs) using benzyl alcohol as a solvent, which shows a s...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,783 Views
29 Pages

9 February 2023

In recent years, the interest in renewable fuels has increased mainly due to regulations regulating the permissible limits of toxic components of exhaust gases emitted by reciprocating engines. This paper presents the results of a comparison of the e...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,139 Views
16 Pages

Mo-Doped Co3O4 Nanostructures for Enhanced N-Butanol Sensing Performance

  • Yanping Chen,
  • Guangfeng Zhang,
  • Jing Ren,
  • Haoyang Xu and
  • Yonghui Jia

In this work, Mo-doped Co3O4 nanostructures were synthesized through a simple solvothermal method. To characterize the structures of the pure Co3O4 and Mo-doped Co3O4 samples, a variety of analytical techniques, such as XRD, SAED, TEM, SEM and XPS, w...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,071 Views
16 Pages

Ag2S-Decorated One-Dimensional CdS Nanorods for Rapid Detection and Effective Discrimination of n-Butanol

  • Yubing Gao,
  • Weirong Zhou,
  • Yong Wang,
  • Yuan Gao,
  • Jiayin Han,
  • Dehao Kong and
  • Geyu Lu

21 February 2024

N-butanol (C4H9OH) is a volatile organic compound (VOC) that is susceptible to industrial explosions. It has become imperative to develop n-butanol sensors with high selectivity and fast response and recovery kinetics. CdS/Ag2S composite nanomaterial...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,844 Views
15 Pages

10 February 2022

The combustion and emission characteristics of surrogate diesel fuel homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) with different combustion boundary conditions and n-butanol (NB) mixing ratios are studied in this work. Engine data of a two-stroke l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,498 Views
17 Pages

Effect of Aqueous n-Butanol Treatments on Shelf-Life Extension of Longkong Fruit during Ambient Storage

  • Narin Charoenphun,
  • Ali Muhammed Moula Ali,
  • Balaji Paulraj and
  • Karthikeyan Venkatachalam

The pericarp of the Longkong fruit rapidly browns during ambient storage, typically reducing its shelf life to between 3 and 7 days. Recently, n-butanol has demonstrated a promising effect in preventing this deterioration, extending the shelf life of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,252 Views
19 Pages

20 October 2022

The n-butanol/n-octanol fueled reactivity-controlled compression ignition engine was numerically studied based on the KIVA-CHEMKIN code. First, the knocking combustion characteristics were analyzed while functioning with a premixed n-butanol percenta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,238 Views
20 Pages

A Highly Sensitive Low-Temperature N-Butanol Gas Sensor Based on a Co-Doped MOF-ZnO Nanomaterial Under UV Excitation

  • Yinzhong Liu,
  • Xiaoshun Wei,
  • Yun Guo,
  • Lingchao Wang,
  • Hui Guo,
  • Qingjie Wang,
  • Yiyu Qiao,
  • Xiaotao Zhu,
  • Xuechun Yang and
  • Zheng Jiao
  • + 1 author

18 July 2025

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are presently posing a rather considerable threat to both human health and environmental sustainability. Among these, n-butanol is commonly identified as bringing potential hazards to environmental integrity and indi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
146 Citations
9,614 Views
28 Pages

Effect of Nano-Graphene Oxide and n-Butanol Fuel Additives Blended with Diesel—Nigella sativa Biodiesel Fuel Emulsion on Diesel Engine Characteristics

  • Hurmathulla Khan,
  • Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar,
  • Rajagopal Harish Kumar,
  • Mohammad Reza Safaei,
  • Muhammad Farooq,
  • Abdulqhadar Khidmatgar,
  • Nagaraj R Banapurmath,
  • Rizwan A. Farade,
  • Muhammad Mujtaba Abbas and
  • Syed Noeman Taqui
  • + 3 authors

5 June 2020

The present investigation uses a blend of Nigella sativa biodiesel, diesel, n-butanol, and graphene oxide nanoparticles to enhance the performance, combustion and symmetric characteristics and to reduce the emissions from the diesel engine of a modif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
997 Views
13 Pages

Oxygen Vacancy-Engineered Cu2O@CuS p–p Heterojunction Gas Sensor for Highly Sensitive n-Butanol Detection

  • Di Zhang,
  • Zhengfang Qu,
  • Chenchen Li,
  • Huan Wang,
  • Yong Zhang,
  • Xiang Ren and
  • Rui Xu

The sensitive detection of n-butanol is of high scientific and practical importance for ensuring safety in industrial production. In this study, hollow Cu2O@CuS core–shell nanocubic heterostructures were fabricated via a multistep templating me...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,129 Views
17 Pages

Enhanced N-Butanol Sensing Performance of Cr-Doped CeO2 Nanomaterials

  • Yanping Chen,
  • Haoyang Xu,
  • Jing Ren,
  • Guangfeng Zhang and
  • Yonghui Jia

16 February 2025

The Cr-doped CeO2 nanomaterials were prepared by a simple hydrothermal method. Morphological analysis revealed that Cr doping altered the morphology and size of the CeO2 particles. Gas sensing tests results showed that Cr/Ce-2 has the highest respons...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,972 Views
21 Pages

6 February 2022

This study experimentally investigated the effects of hydrogen direct injection on combustion and the cycle-by-cycle variations in a spark ignition n-butanol engine under lean burn conditions. For this purpose, a spark ignition engine installed with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,354 Views
19 Pages

Combustion Characteristics of N-Butanol/N-Heptane Blend Using Reduced Chemical Kinetic Mechanism

  • Defu Zhang,
  • Fang Wang,
  • Yiqiang Pei,
  • Jiankun Yang,
  • Dayang An and
  • Hongbin Hao

16 June 2023

The detailed mechanisms of n-heptane and n-butanol were reduced for the target condition of ignition delay time using the direct relationship diagram method based on error transfer, the direct relationship diagram method based on coupling error trans...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,962 Views
12 Pages

30 September 2022

This study focused on the effects of n-butanol addition on the combustion characteristics of n-heptane counterflow diffusion flame under pressures of 1, 3, and 5 atm by a detailed kinetic simulation. The added n-butanol volume fraction ranged from 0...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
6,368 Views
20 Pages

14 May 2021

The development of compression ignition engines depends mainly on using alternative fuels, such as alcohols. The paper presents the results of tests of a stationary compression ignition engine fueled with mixtures of diesel oil and n-butanol with an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,188 Views
19 Pages

Effects of the N-Butanol Extract of Pulsatilla Decoction on Neutrophils in a Mouse Model of Ulcerative Colitis

  • Yadong Wang,
  • Hui Wu,
  • Juan Sun,
  • Can Li,
  • Ying Fang,
  • Gaoxiang Shi,
  • Kelong Ma,
  • Daqiang Wu,
  • Jing Shao and
  • Changzhong Wang
  • + 2 authors

16 August 2024

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease, the incidence of which is increasing worldwide. However, the etiology and pathogenesis of UC remains unclear. The n-butanol extract of Pulsatilla decoction (BEPD), a traditional Chinese medic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,126 Views
11 Pages

Synthesis of ZnO Hollow Microspheres and Analysis of Their Gas Sensing Properties for n-Butanol

  • Shichao Wang,
  • Gaoqun Qiao,
  • Xiaoyan Chen,
  • Xinzhen Wang and
  • Hongzhi Cui

6 November 2020

ZnO hollow microspheres with a diameter of approximately 1.4 μm were successfully synthesized by a facile one-step chemical precipitation method using trisodium citrate dihydrate as a morphology control agent. The ZnO hollow microspheres consisted...

  • Article
  • Open Access
629 Views
19 Pages

19 September 2025

Hydrogen injection timing (HIT) plays a crucial role in the combustion and emission characteristics of a hydrogen/n-butanol dual-fuel engine with hydrogen direct injection. This study employed an integrated approach combining three-dimensional simula...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,270 Views
14 Pages

31 August 2022

In this study, pure zinc stannate (ZnSnO3) and bismuth (Bi)-doped ZnSnO3 composites (Bi-ZnSnO3) were synthesized via the in situ precipitation method, and their microstructures, morphologies, chemical components, sizes, and specific surface areas wer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,912 Views
18 Pages

Schistosoma mansoni Adult Worm Protective and Diagnostic Proteins in n-Butanol Extracts Revealed by Proteomic Analysis

  • Guidenn Sulbarán,
  • Giovani C. Verissimo da Costa,
  • Sandra Losada,
  • José M. Peralta and
  • Italo M. Cesari

24 December 2021

The S. mansoni adult worm n-butanol extract (Sm-AWBE) has been previously shown to contain specific S. mansoni antigens that have been used for immunodiagnosis of schistosomiasis in solid phase alkaline phosphatase immunoassay (APIA) and western blot...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,906 Views
20 Pages

The Influence of N-Butanol Addition in Gasoline on the Combustion in the Spark Ignition Engine

  • Cristian Sandu,
  • Constantin Pana,
  • Niculae Negurescu,
  • Gheorghe Lazaroiu,
  • Alexandru Cernat,
  • Rares Georgescu and
  • Cristian Nutu

21 September 2023

Butanol has good combustion properties and it can be a viable alternative fuel for automotive spark ignition engines due to its ability to improve energy and pollution performance. This paper analyses the influence of butanol content in gasoline blen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,043 Views
16 Pages

6 May 2023

To investigate the effect of n-butanol on postharvest membrane lipid metabolism of Hami melon (Cucumis melo ‘Hami’), the fruits were soaked in a 1.0% solution of n-butanol for 30 min with water as the control. Symptoms of chilling injury...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,536 Views
14 Pages

Control of n-Butanol Induced Lipidome Adaptations in E. coli

  • Aike Jeucken,
  • Miaomiao Zhou,
  • Marc M. S. M. Wösten and
  • Jos F. Brouwers

29 April 2021

The versatile compound n-butanol is one of the most promising biofuels for use in existing internal combustion engines, contributing to a smooth transition towards a clean energy society. Furthermore, n-butanol is a valuable resource to produce more...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,928 Views
19 Pages

6 September 2024

This study investigates the performance and environmental impact of n-butanol blended with Jet-A fuel in turbo engines, aiming to assess its viability as a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The research involves the experimental testing of various ble...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,372 Views
16 Pages

Tuning of Acid/Base Functionalities in the MgAlO System for Ethanol Upgrade to n-Butanol

  • Adrian M. Hucal,
  • Wei Tian,
  • Pierre-Christof Ascherl and
  • José E. Herrera

28 November 2024

Hydrotalcite-derived mixed metal oxides (MgAlO)-based catalysts are used for the catalytic upgrade of ethanol to butanol which adjust the catalyst structure and number of relevant active sites through changes in the Mg/Al ratio. By performing a serie...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,686 Views
20 Pages

5 December 2018

Currently, n-butanol is a promising oxygenate (potentially of renewable origin) to be used in blends with conventional diesel fuel in compression ignition engines. However, its poor ignition quality can drastically deteriorate the cetane number (CN)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,171 Views
14 Pages

15 June 2018

The effect of wall roughness with different lubricant film thicknesses on the characteristics of adhered fuel films of diesel-n-butanol blending fuels after spray impingement has been investigated. Four steel plates with different types of roughness...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,056 Views
15 Pages

Sniffin’ Sticks and Olfactometer-Based Odor Thresholds for n-Butanol: Correspondence and Validity for Indoor Air Scenarios

  • Marlene Pacharra,
  • Stefan Kleinbeck,
  • Michael Schäper,
  • Christine I. Hucke and
  • Christoph van Thriel

Threshold assessments for the reference odorant n-butanol are an integral part of various research, clinical, and environmental sensory testing procedures. However, the practical significance of a high or low threshold for n-butanol beyond a particul...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,806 Views
19 Pages

Experimental and Kinetic Modelling Study of the Heterogeneous Catalytic Conversion of Bioethanol into n-Butanol Using MgO–Al2O3 Mixed Oxide Catalyst

  • Amosi Makoye,
  • Anna Vikár,
  • András Bence Nacsa,
  • Róbert Barthos,
  • József Valyon,
  • Ferenc Lónyi and
  • Tibor Nagy

25 July 2025

Ethanol upgrading via catalytic C–C coupling, commonly known as the Guerbet reaction, offers a sustainable route to produce 1-butanol, a high-performance biofuel. To address gaps in the mechanistic understanding of the catalytic reaction, we in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
2,914 Views
25 Pages

Effects of Alcohol-Blended Waste Plastic Oil on Engine Performance Characteristics and Emissions of a Diesel Engine

  • Chalita Kaewbuddee,
  • Somkiat Maithomklang,
  • Prasert Aengchuan,
  • Attasit Wiangkham,
  • Niti Klinkaew,
  • Atthaphon Ariyarit and
  • Ekarong Sukjit

25 January 2023

The current study aims to investigate and compare the effects of waste plastic oil blended with n-butanol on the characteristics of diesel engines and exhaust gas emissions. Waste plastic oil produced by the pyrolysis process was blended with n-butan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,346 Views
12 Pages

Nanoparticles Assembled CdIn2O4 Spheres with High Sensing Properties towards n-Butanol

  • Weiping Liu,
  • Ximing Zhang,
  • Zhaofeng Wang,
  • Ruijian Wang,
  • Chen Chen and
  • Chengjun Dong

1 December 2019

Cd/In-glycerate spheres are synthesized through a simple solvothermal method. After thermal treatment, these Cd/In-glycerates can be converted into CdIn2O4 spheres. Many characterization methods were performed to reveal the microstructure and morphol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,161 Views
21 Pages

Investigating Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthesis for Insights into Drug Resistance in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

  • Qingbiao Xie,
  • Guangshu Lao,
  • Yukai Fang,
  • Xue Gao,
  • Zheng Tan,
  • Weiguo Miao and
  • Pengfei Jin

13 February 2025

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), synthesized by Xanthomonas to endure adverse conditions, are primarily regulated by the critical genes phaC and phaZ. Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB), a common polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), has been implicated in metabolism,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
87 Citations
6,764 Views
21 Pages

Investigation on Blending Effects of Gasoline Fuel with N-Butanol, DMF, and Ethanol on the Fuel Consumption and Harmful Emissions in a GDI Vehicle

  • Haifeng Liu,
  • Xichang Wang,
  • Diping Zhang,
  • Fang Dong,
  • Xinlu Liu,
  • Yong Yang,
  • Haozhong Huang,
  • Yang Wang,
  • Qianlong Wang and
  • Zunqing Zheng

15 May 2019

The effects of three kinds of oxygenated fuel blends—i.e., ethanol-gasoline, n-butanol-gasoline, and 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF)-gasoline-on fuel consumption, emissions, and acceleration performance were investigated in a passenger car with a chass...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,325 Views
25 Pages

29 February 2024

Fossil fuel extraction and utilization are associated with several environmental issues. This study examined how altering the blending proportions of mixed diesel/biodiesel/n-butanol fuels impacts combustion. Additionally, it delved into the function...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,374 Views
20 Pages

The Impact on Emissions When an Engine Is Run on Fuel with a High Heavy Alcohol Content

  • Lech J. Sitnik,
  • Zbigniew J. Sroka and
  • Monika Andrych-Zalewska

23 December 2020

This research reviews the impact on emissions from the engine fueled with the fuel containing a large share of bio-components, in particular with 30% n-Butanol. The research was carried out using a diesel engine. It has been shown that it is possible...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,871 Views
27 Pages

The Effect of Bioalcohol Additives on Biofuel Diesel Engines

  • Chengfang Mao,
  • Jiewen Wei,
  • Wangsheng Lan and
  • Ananchai Ukaew

4 November 2024

This study experimentally investigated a water-cooled four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine (DE) under different loads and fuel blend ratios. The integration of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations enables a deeper analysis of the combus...

  • Short Communication
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,650 Views
6 Pages

HPLC Analysis and Cytotoxicity of n-Butanol Extract from Glyphaea brevis Roots Against C6 Glioma Cells

  • Koffi Marcel KONAN,
  • Janat Akhanovna MAMYRBEKOVA-BEKRO,
  • Norbert BAKALARA,
  • David VIRIEUX,
  • Jean-Luc PIRAT and
  • Yves-Alain BEKRO

19 November 2013

The n-butanol extract of the roots of Glyphaea brevis was analysed. HPLC analysis suggested the presence of phenolic compounds like protocatechuic acid (PCA). The extract showed moderate cytotoxic activity against C6 glioma cells (EC50 > 1 mg/ml)....

  • Feature Paper
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22 Citations
3,762 Views
15 Pages

Optimized Organosolv Pretreatment of Biomass Residues Using 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran and n-Butanol

  • Egidio Viola,
  • Francesco Zimbardi,
  • Massimo Morgana,
  • Nadia Cerone,
  • Vito Valerio and
  • Assunta Romanelli

16 November 2021

Wheat straw and eucalyptus residues were pretreated in a biphasic system, constituted of butanol (n-butanol) or 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2M-THF) and aqueous oxalic acid solutions. The pretreatments were carried out in a 300 mL Parr reactor (Autoclave...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,408 Views
17 Pages

28 September 2024

Microreactors are essential for microchemical reactions owing to their high mass transfer efficiency, precise control of reaction time, easy amplification, and good safety performance. These characteristics provide several advantages, including short...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,859 Views
26 Pages

Environmentally Friendly o–Cresol–Furfural–Formaldehyde Resin as an Alternative to Traditional Phenol–Formaldehyde Resins for Paint Industry

  • Marta Depta,
  • Sławomir Napiórkowski,
  • Katarzyna Zielińska,
  • Katarzyna Gębura,
  • Daria Niewolik and
  • Katarzyna Jaszcz

22 June 2024

This paper describes studies on the preparation of an o–cresol–furfural–formaldehyde resin in the presence of an alkaline catalyst and its modification with n-butanol or 2-ethylhexanol. The novelty of this research is to obtain a fu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,242 Views
11 Pages

The search for alternative fuels for internal combustion engines is ongoing. Among the alternatives, plant-based fuels can also be mentioned. Alcohol is not a common fuel for diesel engines because the physical and chemical properties of the alcohols...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,350 Views
14 Pages

Among various approaches to improve the sensing performance of metal oxide, the metal-doped method is perceived as effective, and has received great attention and is widely investigated. However, it is still a challenge to construct heterogeneous met...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
2,751 Views
14 Pages

5 September 2022

There are a number of emissions produced by internal combustion engines that are regulated to limit atmospheric pollution. However, it is equally important for both environmental and human health to also monitor and control polycyclic aromatic hydroc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,048 Views
15 Pages

The data on molar excess enthalpies, HmE, for the binary mixtures acetic acid + n-butanol, acetic acid + n-butyl acetate and n-butanol + n-butyl acetate at 313.15 K and atmospheric pressure were obtained with use of the C80 isothermal mixing calorime...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,220 Views
18 Pages

10 February 2023

The orientation and magnitude of the molecular electric dipole moment are key properties relevant to topics ranging from the nature of intermolecular interactions to the quantitative analysis of complex gas-phase mixtures, such as chemistry in astrop...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
11,529 Views
14 Pages

24 August 2017

A long-chain hydrocarbon biofuel of jet fuel range can be produced via aldol condensation of fermented products such as acetone and alcohols over the catalysts containing both metallic sites for the dehydrogenation of alcohols and basic sites for the...

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