Methanol Biofuel in Combustion Engines

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-443-31504-6
Verlag: Elsevier Inc

Buch, Englisch, 522 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rezgui, Yacine

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Brennstoffe, Kraftstoffe, Explosivstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Biogasanlagen, Energie aus Biomasse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Methanol Fundamentals, Applications, and Market Overview
2. Methanol Production From Syngas
3. Alternative Methanol Synthesis Routes and Life Cycle Assessment
4. Methanol Combustion Experiments in Laboratory Devices
5. Methanol Combustion Experiments in Real Engines
6. Mechanistic Insights into Methanol Decomposition and H-Abstraction Reactions
7. Development and Application of Methanol Kinetic Models for Combustion Analysis
8. Case Study: China's Methanol Industry - Production Pathways, Energy Transition, and Strategic Outlook

Über Autor(innen)

Rezgui, Yacine
Dr. Yacine Rezgui is professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Oum El Bouaghi University where he has been since 1999. From 2000 to 2018, he trained in French laboratories, including the Laboratory of Combustion and Chemical Kinetics (University of Sciences and Technology of Lille), Laboratory of Physico-Chemistry of Combustion Processes and environment (University of Sciences and Technology of Lille), the Institute of Combustion, Aerothermal reactivity and Environment (ICARE) (University of Orleans), and the Laboratory of Reactions and Chemical Engineering (LRGP) (University of Lorraine Nancy).
In 2013, Dr. Rezgui won the prize of the 2013 Algerian Paper of the Year Award in the category of Chemical Sciences from the Algerian Network for Academics, Scientists and Researchers. In 2016, he was a fulbrighter at Princeton University (USA) in the laboratory: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.