On the effect of a global adoption of various fractions of biodiesel on key species in the troposphere

M. C. Cooke; A. R. Marven; S. R. Utembe; A. T. Archibald; G. W. R. Ensor; M. E. Jenkin; R. G. Derwent; S. J. O'Doherty; D. E. Shallcross

doi:10.1504/IJOGCT.2010.032476

On the effect of a global adoption of various fractions of biodiesel on key species in the troposphere

M. C. Cooke, A. R. Marven, S. R. Utembe, A. T. Archibald, G. W. R. Ensor, M. E. Jenkin, R. G. Derwent, S. J. O'Doherty, D. E. Shallcross^*

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Abstract

Biodiesel use is being promoted worldwide as a green alternative to conventional diesel. A global three-dimensional chemistry transport model is employed to investigate the impact on air quality and global tropospheric composition of adopting biodiesel as a fractional component of diesel use. Five global simulations are conducted where emission changes of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides were applied within the model to investigate changes in tropospheric pollutants. Hydrocarbon emission reductions lead to an overall improvement in air quality with reductions in ozone, organic aerosol, aromatic species and PAN. However when the increase in NOx, caused by increased exhaust temperature, is included there is negligible difference in ozone production between mineral diesel and biodiesel blends. The cause of these effects is discussed. [Received: September 30, 2009; Accepted: December 12, 2009]

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	88-103
Number of pages	16
Journal	International journal of oil gas and coal technology
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJOGCT.2010.032476
Publication status	Published - 2010

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Physical & Theoretical

Keywords

biofuels
biodiesel
global modelling
air quality
ozone
secondary organic aerosol
SOA
OVOCs
INTERMEDIATES CRI MECHANISM
ORGANIC AEROSOL FORMATION
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS
PARTICULATE MATTER
CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS
EXHAUST EMISSIONS
LAGRANGIAN MODEL
DIESEL
OZONE

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Cooke, M. C., Marven, A. R., Utembe, S. R., Archibald, A. T., Ensor, G. W. R., Jenkin, M. E., Derwent, R. G., O'Doherty, S. J., & Shallcross, D. E. (2010). On the effect of a global adoption of various fractions of biodiesel on key species in the troposphere. International journal of oil gas and coal technology, 3(1), 88-103. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJOGCT.2010.032476

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