Effects of waste frying oil based methyl and ethyl ester biodiesel fuels on the performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a DI diesel engine

Fuel ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 179-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Sanli ◽  
M. Canakci ◽  
E. Alptekin ◽  
A. Turkcan ◽  
A.N. Ozsezen
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Ethyl Ester ◽  
Frying Oil ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Waste Frying Oil ◽  
Di Diesel Engine ◽  
Biodiesel Fuels

Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine Fuelled with Waste Frying Oil Derived Biodiesel-Petroleum Diesel Blend

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 100-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeyinka Sikiru Yusuff ◽  
Olalekan David Adeniyi ◽  
Moses Aderemi Olutoye ◽  
Uduak George Akpan
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Mixed Oxides ◽  
High Viscosity ◽  
Frying Oil ◽  
Composite Catalyst ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Incipient Wetness Impregnation ◽  
Waste Frying Oil ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Performance And Emission

Direct use of vegetable oil as a fuel on compression ignition engine has been described as impossible, because of its high viscosity and density. Transesterification process and other methods have been identified as ways of reducing these two properties. The high cost of virgin vegetable oils and its competition for food have made the biodiesel unable to compete with fossil diesel and also hike its cost. In order to solve these menaces, in this study, waste frying oil was used as a feedstock for production of biodiesel via transesterification using anthill-eggshell promoted Ni-Co mixed oxides (NiCoAE) as heterogeneous catalyst. The composite catalyst was prepared via incipient wetness impregnation (IWI) method and thermally treated at 1000 °C for 4 h. The developed catalyst was characterized using FTIR and SEM techniques. The biodiesel produced under the favourable reaction conditions was blended with petroleum diesel in three different proportions (B20, B50 and B80) and were tested on diesel engine to evaluate their performance and emission characteristics. The blended fuel containing 20% by volume biodiesel (B20) emitted lowest percentage of CO and CO2. The result obtained herein indicates that the mixture of biodiesel and petroleum diesel containing 20% biodiesel (B20) emitted less carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2), thus, indicating best dual fuel combination, which can be used in diesel engines without any adjustment or modification in the engines. This result is in agreement with the findings reported in the literature and Energy Policy Act (EPA) of 1992.

Engine Analysis of Single Cylinder DI Diesel Engine Fuelled With Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Oil Methyl Ester and Its Blends

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Anandram ◽  
S. Ramakrishnan ◽  
J. Karthick ◽  
S. Saravanan ◽  
G. LakshmiNarayanaRao
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Methyl Ester ◽  
Sunflower Oil ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Di Diesel Engine ◽  
Engine Emission ◽  
Oil Sunflower

In the present work, the combustion, performance and emission characteristics of sunflower oil, sunflower methyl ester and its blends were studied and compared with diesel by employing them as fuel in a single cylinder, direct injection, 4.4 KW, air cooled diesel engine. Emission measurements were carried out using five-gas exhaust gas analyzer and smoke meter. The performance characteristics of Sunflower oil, Sunflower methyl ester and its blends were comparable with those of diesel. The components of exhaust such as HC, CO, NOx and soot concentration of the fuels were measured and presented as a function of load and it was observed that the blends had similar performance and emission characteristics as those of diesel. NOx emissions of sunflower oil methyl ester were slightly higher than that of diesel but that of sunflower oil was slightly lower than that of diesel. With respect to the combustion characteristics it was found that the biofuels have lower ignition delay than diesel. The heat release rate was very high for diesel than for the biofuel.

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