Effect of the temperature of waste cooking oil methyl esters on the value of nitrogen oxides emission from the self-ignition engine

¹ Institute of Technology and Life Sciences, Falenty, Hrabska 3, 05-090 Raszyn
² Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań
³ Wrocław University of Economics, Department of Agroengineering and Quality Analysis, 180/120 Komandorska, 53-345 Wrocław
⁴ Poznań University of Life Sciences, The Ecotechnologies Laboratory of the Institute of Biosystems Engineering Wojska Polskiego 50 60-627 Poznań

^* Corresponding author: d.marcinkowski@itp.edu.pl

Abstract

Combustion of diesel oil and liquid biofuels in self-ignition engines is related to the emission of harmful gases to the atmosphere (i.e. nitrogen, carbon or sulfur oxides). These compounds, emitted in significant quantities, pose a threat to human life and health, as well as to the natural environment. The goal of our research was to investigate the influence of temperature of the waste cooking oil methyl ester on the nitrogen oxides emission in the self-ignition engine. This is to help determine if the use of biofuel thermal activation can be used to reduce nitrogen oxides emissions. Experiments carried out on the test bench in relation to harmful nitrogen compounds (NO_x). The emission of exhaust gases from a diesel engine fed with methyl esters of the cooking oil was measured. The measurements were made in accordance with ISO 8178-4. From the obtained test results it can be concluded that it is worth equipping the engine with installation for preheating the fuel before its injection, but the optimal value of fuel temperature reducing emissions is at least 70°C.