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Study of Performance and Emissions of Engines Fueled by Biofuels and Its Blends

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Methanol and the Alternate Fuel Economy

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Since ages, fossil fuels have been used for the purpose of running engines and machines. Due to increasing concerns regarding the use of fossil fuels like greenhouse gas emissions, renewability, sustainability, increasing population, and high fuel costs, the focus has now shifted on to the use of biodiesel as an alternative fuel. Biodiesel can be easily derived from edible as well as non-edible and algal material. It is renewable, sustainable, and cost-effective source of energy. Use of biodiesel can effectively increase the performance of engines and reduce emissions due to which major energy-consuming nations are producing biodiesel and using it in blends with other fuels. This paper focuses on the study of advantages and disadvantages of using biodiesel as a fuel, sources as well as method of biodiesel production, global energy scenario, fuel properties of biodiesel and its comparison with other fuels, and the performance and emission characteristics of engines whenever they are fueled with various fuels and additives.

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Authors thank VIT University, Vellore, and Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, for their support in this research work.

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    Gaurav Dwivedi

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Dwivedi, G., Pillai, S., Shukla, A.K. (2019). Study of Performance and Emissions of Engines Fueled by Biofuels and Its Blends. In: Agarwal, A., Gautam, A., Sharma, N., Singh, A. (eds) Methanol and the Alternate Fuel Economy. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3287-6_5

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