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| Title: | Fuel |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2005 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | Vegetable oils and
their methyl/ethyl esters are alternative renewable fuels for compression
ignition engines. Different kinds of vegetable oils and their methyl/ethyl
esters have been tested in diesel engines. However, tobacco seed oil and tobacco
seed oil methyl ester have not been tested in diesel engines, yet. Tobacco
(Nicotiana tabacum Linn.) seed oil is a non-edible vegetable oil
and a by-product of tobacco leaves production. In a study (conducted at
Pamukkale University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Camli, Denizli,
Turkey), the oil extraction process from tobacco seed and the
transesterification process for biodiesel production were examined. Tobacco seed
oil methyl ester has been produced and tested in a diesel engine as an
alternative diesel fuel. The results conclude that tobacco seed oil methyl ester
can be partially (up to 25-35%) substituted for the diesel fuel at most
operating conditions in terms of performance parameters and emissions without
any engine modification and preheating of the blends [Usta, Biomass
Bioenergy, 2005, 28(1), 77-86]. |
| Page(s): | 133-134 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.4(2) [March-April 2005]
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