Innovative Metal Coating Strategies for Enhanced Engine Performance and Emission Mitigation in Internal Combustion Engines: A Comprehensive Review

This comprehensive work addresses the pressing environmental concerns associated with the automotive industry`s expansion and its reliance on fossil fuels. Focusing on the pivotal role of energy in vehicle propulsion, the paper explores diverse energy utilization methods and their conversion into mechanical energy for mobility. While chemical energy currently powers most vehicles, it contributes to detrimental emissions, necessitating innovations to enhance fuel quality, engine design, and materials. The research emphasizes refining the performance, and life cycle, and minimizing exhaust emissions of internal combustion engines. A key focus of this paper is the proposal of a novel approach that advocates the application of coatings to the combustion surface and catalytic converter to bolster engine performance and curtail emissions. The researchers highlight the efficacy of metal coatings, including thermal barrier coatings and catalytic coatings, presenting a comprehensive overview of experimental research articles endorsing the positive impact of metal coating strategies. These coatings aim to enhance combustion dynamics, manage thermal stresses, and optimize catalytic converter efficiency. In this technical paper offers valuable insights for researchers and engineers committed to mitigating the environmental impact of the automotive industry. It underscores the critical need for optimizing engine performance and minimizing emissions, with a specific emphasis on the promising potential of metal coating technologies to significantly contribute to these overarching objectives.