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. 2022 Sep 21;7(39):34951–34965. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03553

Table 2. Properties of Nanoemulsion Fuel (Diesel–Biodiesel–Water) Produced by 3D-Printed Rotor–Stator Hydrodynamic Cavitation.

property diesel (B7) biodiesel (B100) nanoemulsion fuel
density at 15 °C (kg/m3) 830 865 870
viscosity at 40 °C (cSt) 3.37 5.76 5.4
copper corrosion No. 1 No. 1 No. 1a
LHV (kJ/kg) 43,683 37,346 38,049
HHV (kJ/kg) 46,311 40,060 40,802
cetane number 50 min 65.4  
mean droplet size (nm)     257.6
price (USD/kg) 1.18a 1.79b 1.95
a

The cost of diesel (B7) referred is 1 kg = 1.18 USD.31

b

The cost of biodiesel referred is 1 kg =1.79 USD.32