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Biodiesel from plant seed oils as an alternate fuel for compression ignition engines—a review

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The modern scenario reveals that the world is facing energy crisis due to the dwindling sources of fossil fuels. Environment protection agencies are more concerned about the atmospheric pollution due to the burning of fossil fuels. Alternative fuel research is getting augmented because of the above reasons. Plant seed oils (vegetable oils) are cleaner, sustainable, and renewable. So, it can be the most suitable alternative fuel for compression ignition (CI) engines. This paper reviews the availability of different types of plant seed oils, several methods for production of biodiesel from vegetable oils, and its properties. The different types of oils considered in this review are cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) oil, ginger oil, eucalyptus oil, rice bran oil, Calophyllum inophyllum, hazelnut oil, sesame oil, clove stem oil, sardine oil, honge oil, polanga oil, mahua oil, rubber seed oil, cotton seed oil, neem oil, jatropha oil, egunsi melon oil, shea butter, linseed oil, Mohr oil, sea lemon oil, pumpkin oil, tobacco seed oil, jojoba oil, and mustard oil. Several methods for production of biodiesel are transesterification, pre-treatment, pyrolysis, and water emulsion are discussed. The various fuel properties considered for review such as specific gravity, viscosity, calorific value, flash point, and fire point are presented. The review also portrays advantages, limitations, performance, and emission characteristics of engine using plant seed oil biodiesel are discussed. Finally, the modeling and optimization of engine for various biofuels with different input and output parameters using artificial neural network, response surface methodology, and Taguchi are included.

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    C. Vijayakumar, M. Ramesh & M. Bharathiraja

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, K .S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu, 637215, India

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  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mahendra Institute of Technology, Mallasamuthram, Tamilnadu, 637503, India

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Vijayakumar, C., Ramesh, M., Murugesan, A. et al. Biodiesel from plant seed oils as an alternate fuel for compression ignition engines—a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 24711–24730 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7754-2

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