Influence of silica nano-additives on performance and emission characteristics of soybean biodiesel fuelled diesel engine

• Main Authors: Gavhane, R. S., Kate, A. M., Soudagar, Manzoore Elahi M., Wakchaure, V. D., Balgude, Sagar, Rizwanul Fattah, I. M., Nik-Ghazali, Nik-Nazri, Fayaz, H., Khan, T. M. Yunus, Mujtaba, M. A., Kumar, Ravinder, Shahabuddin, M.
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34507/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The present study examines the effect of silicon dioxide (SiO2) nano-additives on the performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fuelled with soybean biodiesel. Soybean biofuel was prepared using the transesterification process. The morphology of nano-additives was studied using sca...