Effects of Lubricating Oil Additives on the Microphysical Properties of Diesel Exhaust Particulate Matter. Issue 10 (27th July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xu, Guangju; Zhao, Yang; Li, Mingdi; Lin, Ling; Hu, Yanbin
• Is Part Of: Combustion science and technology. Volume 193:Issue 10(2021)
• Page Start: 1718
• Page End: 1733
• Publication Date: 2021-07-27
• Subjects: Lubricating oil additive -- Particle micromorphology -- Particle microstructure characteristics -- Degree of graphitization of particles -- Raman spectra; Combustion -- Periodicals; Combustion engineering -- Periodicals; 541.36105
• DOI: 10.1080/00102202.2019.1710500
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0010-2202

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In this work, experiments were performed on a diesel engine bench using different experimental fuels prepared by mixing diesel with three lubricating oil additives (LOAs), namely, an antioxidant, a detergent and a foam inhibitor. Diesel exhaust particulate matter (DEPM) samples were subsequently collected. The effects of the LOAs on the micromorphological and microstructural characteristics of the DEPM and its degree of graphitization were investigated using a combination of analytical methods (scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy) in conjunction with image processing software. The results showed the following: The DEPM diameter was determined by the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) content of the fuel. Unburned PAHs caused the organic matter component of the DEPM to precipitate between the lamellae of its primary carbon particles (PCPs). The addition of the antioxidant to the fuel resulted in increased chemical heterogeneity of the DEPM. Furthermore, the D peak in the Raman spectrum of this DEPM had the highest intensity. The DEPM generated from combustion of the foam inhibitor-diesel fuel had the largest average PCP crystallite size; the addition of the foam inhibitor increased the degree of graphitization of the DEPM, and the graphite crystallites in this DEPM were the largest (4.65 nm). The DEPM generated from the combustion of the detergent-diesel fuel had the largest PCP interlayer spacing (mainly in the range of 0.42–0.44 nm). The LOAs did not significantly impact the C-C bond length in the DEPM graphite lattice. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: uf0001