Evaluating the viability of dimethyl carbonate as an alternative fuel for the transportation sector.

Durbin, Thomas D.; Karavalakis, Georgios; Johnson, Kent C.; Cocker, David; Yang, Jiacheng; Jiang, Yu; Kumar, Sachin; University of California, Riverside. Center for Environmental Research and Technology; Viresco Energy LLC

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Evaluating the viability of dimethyl carbonate as an alternative fuel for the transportation sector.

2017-06-01
By Durbin, Thomas D. ; Karavalakis, Georgios ; Johnson, Kent C. ; ...

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University of California, Riverside. Center for Environmental Research and Technology ; Viresco Energy LLC

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National Center for Sustainable Transportation ; University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.)

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Alternate Fuels Aviation Fuels Fuels Motor Fuels Spacecraft Fuels
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Some of the most important questions in the development of sustainable transportation are

identify fuels that will reduce emissions, provide diversification from fossil fuels, reduce

greenhouse gas emissions, be produced from renewable sources, and that can be produced in a

sustainable manner. An alternative diesel fuel that could be used for particulate matter (PM)

reductions and be produced from renewable sources could represent a key advance for the

transportation sector in terms of sustainability, diversification for the marketplace for the

alternative fuels, emissions reductions, and reductions in greenhouse gases. Dimethyl

carbonate (DMC) is a potentially new fuel that could represent an important advance in the

diesel fuel area. DMC can be produced from renewable sources such as grass, manure, or trees.

Preliminary tests at the University of California at Riverside have also indicated PM reductions

of about 76% at only a 20% blend with diesel fuel, which is about double or triple the

reductions typically found for biodiesel at a comparable blend level, and comparable to the

reductions found for diesel particulate filters (DPFs). Although these preliminary results indicate

the promise of DMC as a PM mass reduction strategy, it is important to more completely

characterize the emissions and viability of DMC before it can be more widely used in the fuel

market or for in-field demonstrations.

The objective of this study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the viability of DMC as a

transportation fuel for fleet and wider applications. This included a literature review to address

questions related to air emissions, impact on vehicle system durability and parts, and any

potential storage issues. This study also included some additional emissions testing to evaluate

any emissions of toxic species, and to look at some optimization of blend level in terms of a full

range of emissions components.
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