Inordertoinvestigatetheeffectsofmethylestermoietyonpolycyclicaromatichydrocarbons(PAHs)andNOxformationinbiodieselcombustion,thecombinedmodelsweredevelopedbasedondetailedmethylbutanoate(MB)oxidationmodelandn-butanemodel.Also,PAHsdetailedreactionmechanismandNOxformationmechanismwereaddedtothedetailedmodelstoformthecombinedmodels.Thecombinedmodelswereusedtocomparethecombustionofn-butaneandMBinashocktubesimulationtounderstandtheeffectsofmethylestermoiety.Theresultsindicatedthatcomparedwithn-butane,themethylestermoietyinMBleadstodifferentreactionpathways,moreCOandCO2formationandlessformationofPAHsprecursorssuchasethyleneandacetylene.Inaddition,abetterchemicalinsightintotheeffectsofmethylestermoietyonNOxformationwasgiven,whichwillhelptounderstandthecombustionprocessofbiodiesel.
