Vegetables oils are simplest route of biofuel utilization in direct injection compression ignition (DICI) engines however several operational and durability problems are encountered while using straight vegetable oils in CI engines due to their high viscosity and low volatility. Reduction of...

Amongst primary alcohols, butanol is considered as the most promising alternative fuel candidate because of its favourable chemical and physical properties, which are quite similar to gasoline. Butanol is completely miscible with gasoline in any proportion and forms a stable blend. It is not...