Open AccessStudy of Performance and Emission Characteristics of Non-Edible Biodiesel as a Sustainable Fuel in Diesel Engine
Author(s) -
Brijesh Verma,
Bharat Raj Bundel,
Abhishek Sharma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/691/1/012025
Subject(s) - biodiesel , diesel fuel , renewable energy , edible oil , biofuel , fossil fuel , diesel engine , environmental science , energy source , waste management , vegetable oil , alternative energy , engineering , food science , chemistry , automotive engineering , biochemistry , electrical engineering , catalysis
Now a day’s energy is the key concern for the whole world. Fossil fuels are limited in the world therefore scientist and researchers are looking for new renewable and sustainable source of energy. Vegetable oil plays an important role for the substitute of petro diesel. More than 300 oil-bearing crops edible and non-edible are known. Using of edible oil as a source of energy unnecessary creates an issue of food vs. fuel. Therefore, now researchers are working on non-edible source of energy. This paper discusses the role of non-edible biodiesel as an alternate fuel. It compares the performance and emission behaviour of non-edible oil specially found in South Asia region. Jathropha, Karanja, Neem, rubber seed, castor and Mahua are some important source of bio fuels. It is reported that performance and emission characteristics of non-edible biodiesel are comparable with diesel. Moreover non-edible biodiesel blend with limited amount (up to 20 %) can be replaced with petro diesel without any engine modification.