World demand for energy and commodity chemicals continues to increase at a rapid pace in parallel with global industrialization and economic development. The current annual global energy demand of 13 billion tonnes of oil equivalent (btoe) is predicted to increase by 35% in 2035 [1]. The convenience, infrastructure investment and high energy content of liquid hydrocarbons makes them the preferr...

New chemical kinetic reaction mechanisms are developed for two of the five major components of biodiesel fuel, methyl stearate and methyl oleate. The mechanisms are produced using existing reaction classes and rules for reaction rates, with additional reaction classes to describe other reactions unique to methyl ester species. Mechanism capabilities were examined by computing fuel/air autoignit...

The scope of the CORE concept is the development of an action-ready economically viable technical solution to mitigate the environmental, and societal effects of green house gas emissions (GHG) resulting from internal combustion (IC) engines. The developed and proposed technology has been deemed Combustion of Optimized Reactivity in Engines, or CORE for short. In the United States, the transpor...

Laser fragmentation of Al nanoparticles in liquid isopropanol is experimentally studied. Nanoparticles are characterized by Transmission Electron Microscopy and measuring disk centrifuge. As the result, size reduced from more than 100 nm down to 10 nm. These considered as additives hydrocarbon fuels.