Ethanol Biofuel in Combustion Engines
From Production to Practical Applications
- 1st Edition - November 7, 2025
- Latest edition
- Author: Yacine Rezgui
- Language: English
Ethanol Biofuel in Combustion Engines: From Production to Practical Applications delves deeply into the intricate processes involved in ethanol production and its utiliz… Read more
Ethanol Biofuel in Combustion Engines: From Production to Practical Applications delves deeply into the intricate processes involved in ethanol production and its utilization within various engine types. This book provides both theoretical insights and practical guidance, making it an essential resource for researchers, engineers, and policymakers striving to understand and implement biofuel technology effectively. Beyond production and combustion, the book explores the chemical reactions and kinetic models underpinning ethanol’s performance. It also examines its applications across spark ignition, compression ignition, and low-temperature combustion engines, emphasizing its versatility as a sustainable energy source.
- Provides comprehensive information on the production, toxicology, and uses of ethanol
- Covers the experimental combustion of ethanol in laboratory devices and real engines
- Delves into the unimolecular decomposition and H-abstraction reactions of ethanol, as well as detailed, comprehensive, and reduced kinetic models in shock tubes, reactors, and flames
- Contains practical applications, making the content relevant to a wide range of industries
Biofuel researchers and scientists, automotive engineers and technologists, policymakers, environmentalists, and students studying in these and related fields
1: Ethanol Production and Uses
1. Overview
2. Toxicology
3. Uses of ethanol
4. Ethanol demand and supply
5. Ethanol production processes
6. Life cycle assessments Summary
7. References
2: Fundamental Experiments in Ethanol Combustion: From Shock Tubes to Reactor Systems Overview
1. Introduction
2. Experiments in shock tubes
3. Experiments in rapid compression machines
4. Experiments in reactors Summary
5. References
3: Flame Studies in Ethanol Combustion: Burning Velocity and laminar Flames Analysis Overview
1. Introduction
2. Burning velocity determination
3. Experiments in premixed laminar flames Summary
4. References
4: Experimental Investigation of Ethanol Combustion in Spark Ignition Engines Overview
1. Introduction
2. Pure ethanol in Spark Ignition (SI) engines
3. Ethanol-gasoline blends Summary
4. References
5: Ethanol in Compression Ignition Engines: Blending, strategies, Dual-Fuel Systems, and Operational Considerations. Overview
1. Introduction
2. Ethanol-diesel blends and dual fuels
3. Ethanol-biodiesel blends and dual fuels
4. Diesel-biodiesel-ethanol mixtures
5. Cold start problems Summary
6. References
6: Elementary Reactions in Ethanol Combustion: Decomposition and Hydrogen Abstraction Overview
1. Introduction
2. Unimolecular decomposition reaction
3. H-abstraction reactions Summary
4. References
7: Detailed Kinetic Modeling of Ethanol Combustion: Experimental and Computational Frameworks Overview
1. Introduction
2. Detailed ethanol kinetic models for shock tubes and RCMs
3. Detailed ethanol kinetic models for reactors
4. Detailed ethanol kinetic models for flames Summary
5. References
8: Unified Kinetic Frameworks for Ethanol Combustion: Comprehensive Models, Reductions, and Final Perspectives Overview
1. Introduction
2. Comprehensive models
3. Reduced models Summary
4. References
9: Case Study: Brazil’s Ethanol Revolution – Industry, Flex-Fuel Innovation, and Public transport Integration Overview
1. Introduction
2. Ethanol industry in Brazil
3. Ethanol vehicles in Brazil
4. Ethanol buses in Brazil
5. Conclusions Summary
6. References
1. Overview
2. Toxicology
3. Uses of ethanol
4. Ethanol demand and supply
5. Ethanol production processes
6. Life cycle assessments Summary
7. References
2: Fundamental Experiments in Ethanol Combustion: From Shock Tubes to Reactor Systems Overview
1. Introduction
2. Experiments in shock tubes
3. Experiments in rapid compression machines
4. Experiments in reactors Summary
5. References
3: Flame Studies in Ethanol Combustion: Burning Velocity and laminar Flames Analysis Overview
1. Introduction
2. Burning velocity determination
3. Experiments in premixed laminar flames Summary
4. References
4: Experimental Investigation of Ethanol Combustion in Spark Ignition Engines Overview
1. Introduction
2. Pure ethanol in Spark Ignition (SI) engines
3. Ethanol-gasoline blends Summary
4. References
5: Ethanol in Compression Ignition Engines: Blending, strategies, Dual-Fuel Systems, and Operational Considerations. Overview
1. Introduction
2. Ethanol-diesel blends and dual fuels
3. Ethanol-biodiesel blends and dual fuels
4. Diesel-biodiesel-ethanol mixtures
5. Cold start problems Summary
6. References
6: Elementary Reactions in Ethanol Combustion: Decomposition and Hydrogen Abstraction Overview
1. Introduction
2. Unimolecular decomposition reaction
3. H-abstraction reactions Summary
4. References
7: Detailed Kinetic Modeling of Ethanol Combustion: Experimental and Computational Frameworks Overview
1. Introduction
2. Detailed ethanol kinetic models for shock tubes and RCMs
3. Detailed ethanol kinetic models for reactors
4. Detailed ethanol kinetic models for flames Summary
5. References
8: Unified Kinetic Frameworks for Ethanol Combustion: Comprehensive Models, Reductions, and Final Perspectives Overview
1. Introduction
2. Comprehensive models
3. Reduced models Summary
4. References
9: Case Study: Brazil’s Ethanol Revolution – Industry, Flex-Fuel Innovation, and Public transport Integration Overview
1. Introduction
2. Ethanol industry in Brazil
3. Ethanol vehicles in Brazil
4. Ethanol buses in Brazil
5. Conclusions Summary
6. References
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: November 7, 2025
- Language: English
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Yacine Rezgui
Dr. Yacine Rezgui is professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Oum El Bouaghi University where he has been since 1999. From 2000 to 2018, he trained in French laboratories, including the Laboratory of Combustion and Chemical Kinetics (University of Sciences and Technology of Lille), Laboratory of Physico-Chemistry of Combustion Processes and environment (University of Sciences and Technology of Lille), the Institute of Combustion, Aerothermal reactivity and Environment (ICARE) (University of Orleans), and the Laboratory of Reactions and Chemical Engineering (LRGP) (University of Lorraine Nancy).
In 2013, Dr. Rezgui won the prize of the 2013 Algerian Paper of the Year Award in the category of Chemical Sciences from the Algerian Network for Academics, Scientists and Researchers. In 2016, he was a fulbrighter at Princeton University (USA) in the laboratory : Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Oum El Bouaghi University, Algeria