Promising results with YXY Diesel components in an ESC test

Ed de Jong a,*, Thomas Vijlbrief b, Rene Hijkoop b, Gert-Jan M. Gruter a, Jan C. van der Waal a

a Avantium Chemicals BV, Zekeringstraat 29, 1014 BV Amsterdam, The Netherlands b DAF Trucks NV, Engine Definition & Thermodynamics - Advanced Technology, Hugo van der Goeslaan 1,5600 PT Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Abstract

A new process to produce YXY fuel components from carbohydrates is under developmentby Avantium. YXY fuel components are furan-based mono- and diethers with good fuelblending properties and a relatively high energy density. In this paper the engine performanceof a wide range of DieseleYXY mixtures was tested using an ESC test with a 6cylinder PACCAR heavy duty engine. At all conditions tested (different blendings anddifferent steps in the ESC cycle) no difference in the engine operation was observed.

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