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Fuel properties of Brassica juncea oil methyl esters blended with ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel
Moser, Bryan R.; Evangelista, Roque L.; Jham, Gulab - In: Renewable Energy 78 (2015) C, pp. 82-88
season that is tolerant of low quality soils. It was investigated as a feedstock for production of biodiesel along with … principal fatty acid detected in B. juncea oil was erucic acid (44.1%). The resulting biodiesel yielded fuel properties … compliant with the biodiesel standards with the exception of oxidative stability and kinematic viscosity in the case of EN 14214 …
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Assessment of algae biodiesel viability based on the area requirement in the European Union, United States and Brazil
Speranza, Lais Galileu; Ingram, Andrew; Leeke, Gary A. - In: Renewable Energy 78 (2015) C, pp. 406-417
current biodiesel production (released by international organizations), and specific data of algae productivity from the …
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Novel solid base catalyst for biodiesel production: Mesoporous SBA-15 silica immobilized with 1,3-dicyclohexyl-2-octylguanidine
Xie, Wenlei; Yang, Xinli; Fan, Mingliang - In: Renewable Energy 80 (2015) C, pp. 230-237
Heterogeneous transesterification of vegetable oils offers an environmentally more attractive option for biodiesel …
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Agricultural biomass production is an energy option for the future
Sonnino, A. - In: Renewable Energy 5 (1994) 5, pp. 857-865
be considered as more feasible in the next future: the production of biodiesel from vegetable oil and the production of …
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Biodiesel fuels from palm oil via the non-catalytic transesterification in a bubble column reactor at atmospheric pressure: A kinetic study
Joelianingsih; Maeda, Hitoshi; Hagiwara, Shoji; … - In: Renewable Energy 33 (2008) 7, pp. 1629-1636
Biodiesel has become more attractive recently because of its environmental benefits and the fact that it is made from … producing biodiesel fuel. A new reactor was developed to produce fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) by blowing bubbles of …
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Improving the low-temperature properties of biodiesel: Methods and consequences
Smith, Paul C.; Ngothai, Yung; Dzuy Nguyen, Q.; … - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 6, pp. 1145-1151
Biodiesel is widely accepted as an additive for fossil derived diesel in compression ignition engines. It offers many …; improved safety; and lower lifecycle CO2 emissions. A characteristic of biodiesel limiting its application is its relatively …. Attempts to influence the fatty acid profile of either the oil feedstock or the biodiesel product include winterisation and …
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Methyl ester of peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) seed oil as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production
Kaya, Canan; Hamamci, Candan; Baysal, Akin; Akba, Osman; … - In: Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 5, pp. 1257-1260
feedstock for the production of a biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel was prepared from peanut by transesterification of the crude oil … with methanol in the presence of NaOH as catalyst. A maximum oil to ester conversion was 89%. The viscosity of biodiesel … biodiesel is most important for engine part of view and various standards have been specified to check the quality. The …
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Biodiesel production from waste coconut oil by esterification with ethanol: The effect of water removal by adsorption
Oliveira, João Felipe G.; Lucena, Izabelly Larissa; … - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 11, pp. 2581-2584
The production of biodiesel by esterification with ethanol using waste oil generated in the refining of coconut oil was …
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Characterization and effect of using rubber seed oil as fuel in the compression ignition engines
Ramadhas, A.S.; Jayaraj, S.; Muraleedharan, C. - In: Renewable Energy 30 (2005) 5, pp. 795-803
Vegetable oils pose some problems when subjected to prolonged usage in compression ignition engines because of their high viscosity and low volatility. The common problems are poor atomization, carbon deposits, ring sticking, fuel pump failure, etc. Converting the high viscosity vegetable oil...
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Artificial neural networks used for the prediction of the cetane number of biodiesel
Ramadhas, A.S.; Jayaraj, S.; Muraleedharan, C.; … - In: Renewable Energy 31 (2006) 15, pp. 2524-2533
combustion engines. The CN of biodiesel varies widely in the range of 48–67 depending upon various parameters including the oil … by an experimental procedure is a tedious job for the upcoming biodiesel production industry. The fatty acid composition … of base oil predominantly affects the CN of the biodiesel produced from it. This paper discusses the currently available …
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