Anti-knock quality of sugar derived levulinic esters and cyclic ethers

•Anti-knock quality of four sugar-based cyclic ethers and levulinic esters determined.•Experiments carried out on both gasoline engine and constant volume chamber.•Results demonstrate good performance for levulinates and unsaturated cyclic ether.•Anti-knock behavior qualitatively explained with chem...

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Published in:	Fuel (Guildford) Vol. 202; no. C; pp. 414 - 425
Main Authors:	Tian, Miao, McCormick, Robert L., Luecke, Jon, de Jong, Ed, van der Waal, Jan C., van Klink, Gerard P.M., Boot, Michael D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 15.08.2017 Elsevier BV Elsevier
Subjects:	Additives ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS Biofuels Bonding strength Chains Chemical bonds Compression Engine knock Engines Esters Ethers Fuels Furan Gasoline Ignition Intermediates Levulinate Molecular structure Octane booster Quality assessment Ring opening Spontaneous combustion Sugar MTHF Furan BDE PRF CFR MB SI ID LHV Engine knock bTDC KI Sugar Octane booster ML EL FEE CN EP IMEP IQT MON DCN Levulinate MAPO RON ASTM ETE SEPO aTDC
ISSN:	0016-2361, 1873-7153
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