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Scientists Create A Nanocomposite to Enhance Burning of Diesel Fuel

Jun 28, 2018

Chinese researchers developed a nanocomposite to improve the burning efficiency of diesel fuel as well as, thereby, to reduce particulate it generates, according to a research by Prof. WU Zhengyan's team in Institute of Technical Biology and Agriculture Engineering, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science. 

Diesel fuel is commonly used to generate engergy for industrial usage. Compared with oil, it is defected by its incomplete burning due to the limited contact area with oxygen.

In addition to the low burning efficiency, incomplete burning also produces a great deal of pollutants, thus worsening air pollution especially the haze.

In WU's study, they used palygorskite clay to prepare nanocomposite which was used as an additive for diesel fuel.

It could expand the contact area of diesel fuel with oxygen to effectively enhance burning efficiency.

During its burning, with burning efficiency enhancement harmful gases and flying ash reduced as a result.

Surprisingly, the residue left after burning displayed a high removal capacity on cadmium ions from water.

Their research was published in Applied Clay Science earlier this week.

This research was supported by the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Science and Technology Service Programs of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Science and Technology Major Project of Anhui Province, and the Environmental Protection Department of Anhui Province.

 

Schematic illustration of mechanism. (Image by LI Rongrong)

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