The objective of this project is to ensure that our chemical knowledge of future, unconventional fuels is sufficient to support advanced combustion engine technology. Future diesel fuels derived from unconventional resources, e.g., upgraded pyrolysis oil, biodiesel, oil sands, or shale oil, can exhibit chemistries and molecular structures significantly different from conventional hydrocarbon resources. Because of strict fungibility requirements for pipeline transporting, unconventional hydrocarbon fuels will possibly be limited to regional areas, resulting in high concentrations of fuels with various combinations of hydrocarbon species entering the fuel market. A preliminary investigation into bulk properties, e.g., cetane, has shown that property-performance correlations based on conventional fuels are unreliable predictors for unconventional fuels.
Revised: July 28, 2014 |
Published: June 3, 2013
Citation
King D.L., and J.T. Bays. 2013.Unconventional Hydrocarbon Fuel. In FY 2012 Progress Report for Fuel & Lubricant Technologies: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies Office, edited by K Stork. IV 26-IV 31. Washington Dc:Department of Energy.PNNL-22118.