Biodiesel blends: a comprehensive systematic review on various constraints

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Jun;29(29):43770-43785. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-13316-8. Epub 2021 Mar 23.

Abstract

Biodiesel is a renewable, clean-burning diesel replacement that can be used in existing diesel engines without modification. Biodiesel is among the nation's first domestically developed and economically usable advanced biofuels. Throughout the field of biodiesel including FAME/FAGE diesel variants, the concentrations of close to around 20% conform to every requirement out from the existing fuel content guidelines. Larger blending ratios are essential for hydrotreated vegetable oil blends to lubricity enhancers. Of organic biobutanol blends, the suggested blending ratio is restricted to 10% or less to prevent high water content and low cetane content. Here, the presented survey intends to make a review of 65 papers that concerns with biodiesel blends. Accordingly, systematic analyses of the adopted techniques are carried out and presented briefly. In addition, the performances and related maximum achievements of each contribution are also portrayed in this survey. Moreover, the chronological assessment and various blends of biodiesel in the considered papers are reviewed in this work. Finally, the survey portrays numerous research problems and weaknesses that may be helpful for researchers to introduce prospective studies on biodiesel blends.

Keywords: Biodiesel blends; Blending ratio; Cetane content; Glycerol; Lubricity enhancers.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Biofuels* / analysis
  • Gasoline* / analysis
  • Plant Oils
  • Prospective Studies
  • Vehicle Emissions / analysis

Substances

  • Biofuels
  • Gasoline
  • Plant Oils
  • Vehicle Emissions