The sunflower was introduced in Europe (in Spain) in the 15th century, and later in Italy in
the second half of the 16th century by Giacomo Antonio Cortuso who was the head of the …

The scarce and rapidly depleting conventional petroleum resources have promoted
research for alternative fuels for internal combustion engines. Among various possible …

Neat vegetable oils pose some problems when subjected to prolonged usage in CI engine.
These problems are attributed to high viscosity, low volatility and polyunsaturated character …

The energy input and output of three energy crop chains in Europe has been reviewed. The
three chains are: bio-oil production from rape, soybean, or sunflower; ethanol production …

Essential sustainability requirements for biodiesel are that the product should be truly
renewable and have a lower negative environmental impact than fossil fuels based on the …

In this paper response surface methodology (RSM) was used to study the transesterification
reaction of rapeseed oil for biodiesel production. The three main factors that drive the …

One requirement for an oilseed crop to be considered for biodiesel production is that it
provides a positive energy return compared with the energy used to produce the fuel. This in …

Fixed-bed fast pyrolysis experiments have been conducted on a sample of rape seed to
determine particularly the effects of pyrolysis temperature, particle size, heating rate and …

Core Ideas Carinata growth and yield was influenced more by row spacing than seeding
rate. Rows spaced at 36 cm maximized carinata yield. Carinata branching was favored by …

There is a global concern about adverse health effects of particulate matter (PM) originating
from diesel engine exhaust. In the current study, parametric investigations were carried out …