Biodegradability of New Engineered Fuels Compared to Conventional Petroleum Fuels and Alternative Fuels in Current Use

Synthesis of Biodiesel through Catalytic Transesterification of Various Feedstocks using Fast Solvothermal Technology: A Critical Review

“…Apart from the environmental virtues of biodiesel, such as renewability, biodegradability, non-toxic in nature, and high safety, it has other pros and cons which are illustrated in Table 2 (19,(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35).…”

The optimum production parameters of methyl ester from acorn kernel oil

“…In this study, the iodine number of the produced methyl ester was 99.4, below the specification maximum limit. The pour point of biodiesel is one of the important properties that reflects its cold weather performance [10,18] and the test results showed that the AKOME could indeed be used as a fuel in cold-weather conditions. The flash point of AKOME is higher than the biodiesel standards which is safe for transport purpose [5].…”

“…Biodiesel is typically produced through the reaction of a vegetable oil or animal fat with methanol or ethanol in the presence of a catalyst to yield methyl or ethyl esters (biodiesel) and glycerine [7,9]. The main advantages of biodiesel given in the literature include its domestic origin, which would help reduce a country's dependency on imported petroleum, its biodegradability, high flash point, and inherent lubricity in the neat form [10,11]. Vegetable oil has high a viscosity for use in most existing diesel engines as a straight replacement fuel oil.…”

Experimental analysis of low temperature combustion mode with diesel and biodiesel fuels: A method for reducing NOx and soot emissions

“…The advantages of biodiesel fuel are based on its renewability, extremely low sulfur and aromatic content [8], high cetane numberusually higher than mineral diesel fuel, higher biodegradability [9] and the presence of oxygen in its molecules, making it a cleanerburning fuel [10].…”