{"id":117188,"date":"2021-01-12T10:08:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T15:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=117188"},"modified":"2021-01-12T10:24:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T15:24:43","slug":"ucf-researchers-use-advanced-light-to-reveal-how-different-biofuels-behave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-researchers-use-advanced-light-to-reveal-how-different-biofuels-behave\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Researchers Use Advanced Light to Reveal How Different Biofuels Behave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vehicles have evolved to become more efficient and sophisticated, but their fuel hasn\u2019t necessarily evolved along with them. The Department of Energy is determined to identify cleaner burning and renewable alternatives to gasoline, and through the work of two UCF researchers, the DOE is one step closer to that goal.<\/p>\n<p>Research engineer Anthony C. Terracciano and Associate Professor Subith Vasu have developed a model that will help engine designers, fuel chemists and federal agencies determine whether certain biofuels should be implemented as an alternative fuel for vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The research was conducted as part of the DOE\u2019s Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines initiative, better known as Co-Optima. Findings were recently published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-020-76462-y\"><em>Nature Scientific Reports<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117194\" style=\"max-width: 200px;\" class=\"figure float-right\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 size-medium wp-image-117194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Subith Vasy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01-341x512.jpg 341w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01-240x360.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 size-medium wp-image-117194 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20200%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Subith Vasy\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20200%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01-341x512.jpg 341w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01-240x360.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01.jpg 800w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/ciemarketing_18207638_01-200x300.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">UCF Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor Subith Vasu is leading research to help optimize biofuel alternatives to gasoline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe worked with scientists from various U.S. government labs to come up with our research strategy,\u201d Vasu says.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-researchers-work-to-develop-cleaner-burning-renewable-fuels\/\">prior Co-Optima research<\/a>, Vasu and his team tested five of the most promising biofuels, including ethanol. For this research, Vasu and his team studied the biofuel diisobutylene (DIB), a natural byproduct of sugar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDIB has been down selected due to its promise as a potential drop-in biofuel for gasoline engines based on a variety of factors including its cost of production, compatibility with existing infrastructure, fuel and combustion properties,\u201d Vasu says.<\/p>\n<p>Using the Advanced Light Source, a powerful particle accelerator at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, they were able to identify 46 molecules that are present in the flames of DIB during ignition. This is the first time that DIB has been studied with this equipment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117193\" style=\"max-width: 200px;\" class=\"figure float-right\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 wp-image-117193 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony Terracciano \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web-341x512.jpg 341w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web-240x360.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 wp-image-117193 size-medium lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20200%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Anthony Terracciano \" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20200%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web-341x512.jpg 341w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web-240x360.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web.jpg 800w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/anthony_for_web-200x300.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Research engineer Anthony C. Terracciano is the lead author of the new study.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur work specifically identifies the quantity of 46 molecules present within the DIB combustion environment just after ignition,\u201d Terracciano says. \u201cThis provides an unprecedentedly rich framework, which engineers and scientists can use to craft a complete understanding of the reaction environment using these DIB fuels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The researchers investigated the two most common sources of DIB, which are the alpha and beta strands. They created a combustion event in a jet-stirred reactor, a volume that is continuously stirred, at fixed conditions. The chemical reactions were then inhibited to create a molecular beam that was bombarded with ultraviolet light from the ALS to generate ions.<\/p>\n<p>This model may be readily implemented by any agency, and the knowledge will help fuel developers manufacture a product much quicker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFuel chemistry for vehicles is complex from the design and considerations of engines, support infrastructure and emissions,\u201d Terracciano says. \u201cFuel engineers need to ensure that the sold fuels fit within the envelopes of the octane standard. By knowing the combustion properties of specific fuel components, blends can be manufactured with less empirical testing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The research was completed in collaboration with Sandia National Lab and the Air Force Research Laboratory. Co-authors from UCF include Sneha Neupane, a recent graduate of UCF\u2019s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering doctoral program who is currently at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Richard Blair, a researcher at the Florida Space Institute; and Denisia Populan-Vaida, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining UCF in 2012, Vasu was a postdoctoral researcher at Sandia National Laboratory. He earned his doctorate from Stanford University in 2010. He is a member of the Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research at UCF, is an associate fellow of the American Institute of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a member of the International Energy Agency\u2019s Task Team on Energy.<\/p>\n<p>Vasu is a recipient of DARPA\u2019s Director\u2019s Fellowship, DARPA Young Faculty Award, young investigator grant from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, American Chemical Society\u2019s Doctoral New Investigator, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Dilip Ballal Early Career Award, and the Society of Automotive Engineers SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award. He received many of the highest honors at UCF including the UCF Luminary and Reach for the Stars awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The work is part of a U.S. Department of Energy initiative to identify cleaner burning and renewable alternatives to gasoline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":117191,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5,23,24],"tags":[973,17393,35967],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-117188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","category-research","category-science-technology","tag-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science","tag-department-of-mechanical-and-aerospace-engineering","tag-mechanical-and-aerospace-engineering"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UCF Researchers Use Advanced Light to Reveal How Different Biofuels Behave | University of Central Florida News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The work is part of a U.S. Department of Energy initiative to identify cleaner burning and renewable alternatives to gasoline.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-researchers-use-advanced-light-to-reveal-how-different-biofuels-behave\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UCF Researchers Use Advanced Light to Reveal How Different Biofuels Behave\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The work is part of a U.S. Department of Energy initiative to identify cleaner burning and renewable alternatives to gasoline.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-researchers-use-advanced-light-to-reveal-how-different-biofuels-behave\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"University of Central Florida News | UCF Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UCF\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-01-12T15:08:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-01-12T15:24:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/01\/biofuel_for_web.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"UCF Today\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UCF\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UCF\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"UCF Today\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucf-researchers-use-advanced-light-to-reveal-how-different-biofuels-behave\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucf-researchers-use-advanced-light-to-reveal-how-different-biofuels-behave\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"UCF Today\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1aebb3df3a7ab485359dde7d3c88ef4e\"},\"headline\":\"UCF Researchers Use Advanced Light to Reveal How Different Biofuels Behave\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-12T15:08:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-12T15:24:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucf-researchers-use-advanced-light-to-reveal-how-different-biofuels-behave\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":684,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucf-researchers-use-advanced-light-to-reveal-how-different-biofuels-behave\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/blogs.dir\\\/20\\\/files\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/biofuel_for_web.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"College of Engineering and Computer Science\",\"Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\",\"Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Colleges &amp; 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