Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel. Biodiesel is meant to be used in standard diesel engines and is thus distinct from the vegetable and waste oils used to fuel converted diesel engines. Biodiesel can be used alone, or blended with petro diesel. Biodiesel has better lubricating properties and much higher octane ratings than today's lower sulfur diesel fuels. Biodiesel addition reduces fuel system wear, and in low levels in high pressure systems increases the life of the fuel injection equipment that relies on the fuel for its lubrication. Depending on the engine, this might include high pressure injection pumps, pump injectors and fuel injectors. Biodiesel has been known to break down deposits of residue in the fuel lines where petro diesel has been used. As a result, fuel filters may become clogged with particulates if a quick transition to pure biodiesel is made. Therefore, it is recommended to change the fuel filters on engines and heaters shortly after first switching to a biodiesel blend. In 2007, in the United States, average retail prices, including federal and state fuel taxes, of B2 and B5 were lower than petroleum diesel by about 12 cents, and B20 blends were the same as petro diesel. However, as part as a dramatic shift in diesel pricing, by July 2009, the US DOE was reporting average costs of B20 15 cents per gallon higher than petroleum diesel making it $2.69 per gallon versus $2.54 per gallon.…
Biofuels have become an incendiary issue recently with the environmental, economic and social sustainability impacts bringing more awareness to its development. Influencing factors such as, food vs. fuel, renewable energy regulations, technological advancement and funding, energy security vs. energy price (oil price increase), taxes and tariffs, trade distortion and traceability…
1.0 IntroductionBiodiesel is defined as mono-alky esters of long -chain fatty acid. It is a fuel that derived from the vegetable oils, animal fats, which is similar to the diesel fuel except that it is made from the crops. It is produced from domestically grown, renewable sources, such as crop oils or animal fats which are then chemically converted into biodiesel (Habmigren, 2003). Unlike diesel, biodiesel contains no petroleum products and free of sulfur compounds and aromatics (Habmigren, 2003). Until today, it is still the only alternative fuel for motor vehicle. The biodiesel blends have ranged from 2/98% (B2), 20/80% (B20), to 100% (B100) (Hafman, 2003). The reasons biodiesel is a viable alternative to diesel from fossil fuels for trucks and buses are it can reduce the pollution, it can enhance the country's economy, and it is renewable sources and can produce almost same energy as diesel fuels.…
Biofuels are made from the starch or oil portion of plant materials. Some are even made from the fats of animals. In general, ethanol is the fermented starch fuel and biodiesel is the refined oil and fats. Biofuels are important PART of the solution to declining and ever more expensive petroleum supplies. Biofuels can be used together with technologies such as hybrid vehicles and plug-in vehicles. The Chevy Volt is announced to be a plug-in vehicle with a small Flex Fuel Vehicle engine to charge the batteries. Even the new Cadillac Escalade hybrid has been announced as a Flex Fuel Vehicle.…
Petroleum diesel is a fuel made from crude oil. Biodiesel is a fuel made from vegetable oils. To make biodiesel, large areas of land are needed to grow crops from which the vegetable oils are extracted. Large areas of forest are cleared by burning the trees to provide more land for growing these crops.…
One of the major problems the world is faced with today is what to do about our dependency on fossil fuels. Petroleum dependence is a big problem for the United States because the supply will eventually be depleted if consumers continue to use it at the current rate of consumption. In an effort to find a viable alternative to foreign oil, many politicians and environmental groups have been heavily promoting the use of alternatives fuels such as ethanol. The continued increases in oil prices, strong farmer support, government subsidies, and environmental concerns have led to major expansion of global ethanol use over the last few years. Even though its use has increased over the past decade, ethanol has been around for several centuries. “In 1908, Ford Motor Company’s…
Petroleum is the most commonly source of fuel, even with the other sources such as electricity, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, and solar powered cars There are wide ranges of automobiles used around the world. Mostly all automobiles are powered by petroleum. With increasing concerns about pollution and other toxins in the atmosphere, the industry is forced to look into alternate forms of fuel. In the past scientists have been looking into solar and electrically powered vehicles to aid in the reduction of pollutants. Boron has recently been introduced as another feasible alternative fuel. This alternative to gasoline is extremely combustible, and when burned there are no emissions or harmful pollutants.. People prefer petroleum, mainly because they worry how they are going to refuel their car.…
In 1908 oil was found in a rugged part of Persia after a long search.…
Bio-diesel is a food- or plant- based similar to ethanol. The disadvantage of bio-diesel is the same as ethanol. It is too costly to produce. Another problem with this is that the food must be turned into fuel rather then eaten.…
Past studies have concluded that replacing traditional gasoline with biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, would cause a reduction in the amount of greenhouse gasses emitted into the air. This aspect is especially important to humanity because many climate and ecosystem experts preach that dangerous climate change is bound to happen when our atmosphere is over 350 ppm (parts per million) carbon. We are currently at 397 ppm. Biofuels appear to be better than petroleum-based fuels because the idea was that the additional plants that would be…
The purpose of this experiment is to find an alternate fuel source that is more renewable that petroleum yet requires little change to the currently existing fuel infrastructure. An important part of any alternative fuel is that it must be cheaper to mass produce than gasoline or else it has lost a major advantage over petroleum. A promising alternative fuel source is biodiesel. Unlike ethanol, biodiesel can be used as a blend or pure biodiesel in standard diesel engines with little to no adaptations. It also burns a lot cleaner than petro diesel and can extend the life of the engine drastically.…
Biodiesel could be acknowledged as a new technology, taking into account all the years consumers have had to settle for traditional diesel. Applying biodiesel for your automobile has numerous benefits. Coco Metyl Ester may not ask an engine alteration. Some auto can take welfare of biodiesel without the demand to experience engine alterations. Some combine 20% biodiesel with regular diesel. Doing so enables the automotive vehicle to benefit from the good points of biodiesel without trouble. Biodiesel/Coco Metyl Ester is truly affordable. You can even create biodiesel in your backyard. If your engine can function with biodiesel fuel exclusively, then you really ask not go to the gas station to purchase fuel. You can just make any for your personal use.…
Their rising costs of fuels in the environment are the reasons for the need and discovery of biodiesel. Biodiesel are basically a fuel that is used as an alternative fuel. This is made using renewable resources like vegetable oil and animal fats. Sweet Potatoes (Ipomea Batatas) are being engineered by North Carolina State University. Scientist are source of ethanol to help the U.S. in their need of fuel. This is the reasons why the researchers decided to make biodiesel out of sweet potato (ipomea batatas) peel to test its feasibility in producing ethanol.…
From geographical perspective, biodiesel feedstock available in Hong Kong is waste cooking oil and animal fats. Due to the limited space, it is not possible to build many biodiesel production plants in Hong Kong, as a result the supply of biofuel would not be enough. Moreover, Hong Kong has heavy use of petroleum, since it is cheaper, more efficient and can be imported easily. The use of biofuel is not desirable, since it is not commonly use. It would be difficult for the government to promote because not many people in Hong Kong drive cars and there are other car fuel options, for example LPG.…
Certified that this project report “PREPARATION OF BIODIESEL FROM WASTE COOKING OIL” is the bonafide work of RITESH SHUKLA, CIBY NINAN, ANKUSH DESHMUKH, PANKAJ SINGH BAIS who carried out the project work under my supervision in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING of RASHTRASANT TUKADOJI MAHARAJ NAGPUR UNIVERSITY, NAGPUR.…