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Publication history: Received February 20, 2016
Accepted September 28, 2016

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Biodiesel production from oleander (Thevetia Peruviana) oil and its performance testing on a diesel engine

Ashok Kumar Yadav^† Mohd Emran Khan¹ Amit Pal²

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad 201003, India ¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi - 110025, India ²Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi 110042, India

ashokme015@gmail.com

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, February 2017, 34(2), 340-345(6), 10.1007/s11814-016-0270-8

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Abstract

Oleander oil has been used as raw material for producing biodiesel using ultrasonic irradiation method at the frequency of 20 kHz and horn type reactor 50 watt. A two-step transesterification process was carried out for optimum condition of 0.45 v/v methanol to oil ratio, 1.2% v/v H2SO4 catalyst, 45 °C reaction temperature and 15min reaction time, followed by treatment with 0.25 v/v methanol to oil ratio, 0.75% w/v KOH alkaline catalyst, 50 oC reaction temperature and 15 min reaction time. The fuel properties of Oleander biodiesel so obtained confirmed the requirements of both the standards ASTM D6751 and EN 14214 for biodiesel. Further Oleander biodiesel-diesel blends were tested to evaluate the engine performance and emission characteristics. The performance and emission of 20% Oleander biodiesel blend (B20) gave a satisfactory result in diesel engines as the brake thermal efficiency increased 2.06% and CO and UHC emissions decreased 41.4% and 32.3% respectively, compared to mineral diesel. Comparative investigation of performance and emissions characteristics of Oleander biodiesel blends and mineral diesel showed that oleander seed is a potential source of biodiesel and blends up to 20% can be used for realizing better performance from an unmodified diesel engine.

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Biodiesel Oleander Oil Ultrasonic Cavitation Method Performance Testing

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