Evaluation of Microalgae Biodiesel Blend Along with DTBP as an Ignition Enhancer on Diesel Engine Attributes

Biodiesel in an overall view has high oxygen content due to which it attains an attractive position to be a high-quality alternate fuel for a direct injection diesel engine. The combustion process along with the particulate matter will find a betterment when it is blended. In this work, commercially used pure diesel fuel (PD) is blended with 20% of an algae-based biodiesel, and also, di-tertiary-butyl peroxide is added in three different proportions (1, 3 and 5%). The performance and emission outcomes of all these blends under examination are studied using a diesel engine. All six parameters related to emission and performance are studied. From the results, it was seen that with the addition of DTBP in B20 blend increases the thermal efficiency and also the emission parameter values were found to be reduced, which provides a promising insight on the usage of DTBP additive in a diesel engine.