Fuel Design for Future Combustion Engines – A View from the Cluster "Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass"

Authors

Prof. Dr.-Ing. S. Pischinger, Dipl.-Ing. F. Hoppe, Dipl.-Ing. M. Krieck, M.Sc. O. Budak, M.Sc. M. Zubel, M.Sc. B. Graziano, Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. B. Heuser, Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. F. Kremer, RWTH Aachen University

Year

2016

Print Info

Fortschritt-Berichte VDI, Reihe 12, Nr. 799

Summary

Due to the necessity to further reduce the CO₂ footprint of the mobility sector, next to the investigation of alternative powertrain technologies the development on novel, liquid fuels is in the focus of research. A more intense use of alternative fuels not only allows a reduction of fossil energy consumption, but also the synthesis of fuel featuring excellent properties for use in internal combustion engines when compared to conventional fuels. Additionally the use of a regenerative energy basis enables CO₂ neutral mobility. For this reason, researchers of the Cluster of Excellence “Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass” (TMFB) at RWTH Aachen University are working intensively on the design of highly efficient novel production pathways and processes to transform lignocellulosic biomass into liquid fuels. The close and highly interdisciplinary research with combustion experts even allows a strategic selection of fuel components that enable an extremely efficient and clean combustion.