Abstract
The study presented in this article investigated the
potential use of tyre derived fuel-diesel blends as an alternative low
cost fuel for compression ignition engines. A short review was
conducted on waste tyre pyrolysis technology and its benefits in
addressing the waste tyre management while providing an alternative
usable fuel for diesel engines. Crude oil obtained from slow pyrolysis
of waste tyres was distillated and its respective fractions were
characterized and blended with low sulphur diesel fuel for fuelling a
stationery truck engine linked to a hydraulic dynamometer. The test
results revealed that fuel fraction blends with low sulphur diesel can
be used to fuel a conventional compression ignition engine, however
special attention is required to manage the exhausts emission due to
high concentration of sulphur dioxide. There is no doubt that tyre
derived fuel has a potential as future alternative fuel for compression
ignition engines.