Emerging technologies for biodiesel production: processes, challenges, and opportunities

AA Babadi, S Rahmati, R Fakhlaei, B Barati… - Biomass and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fossil fuel shortages, rising petroleum prices, worldwide demand for renewable energy, and
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to anthropogenic activities are increasing interest in …

The combined effect of water and nanoparticles on diesel engine powered by biodiesel and its blends with diesel: A review

C Jin, J Wei - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the shortage of fossil oil resources and environmental pollution problems
have prompted people to look for new clean fuels to replace fossil diesel. Biodiesel has …

Effect of nanoparticles on diesel engines driven by biodiesel and its blends: A review of 10 years of research

C Jin, J Wei, B Chen, X Li, D Ying, L Gong… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, environmental problems and energy shortages have prompted the search
for new alternative fuels to diesel engines. Biodiesel is recognized as one of the most …

A comprehensive study on emission and performance characteristics of a diesel engine fueled with nanoparticle-blended biodiesel

Y Devarajan, B Nagappan, G Subbiah - Environmental Science and …, 2019 - Springer
The present work is aimed to analyze the performance and emission characteristics of
mahua biodiesel-fueled diesel engine with copper oxide nanoparticle at various particle …

Combined effect of oxygenated additives, injection timing and EGR on combustion, performance and emission characteristics of a CRDi diesel engine powered by …

R Jayabal, L Thangavelu, S Subramani - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Biofuels from renewable sources deem itself as a sustainable option for a diesel engine as
fuel. In the present study, biodiesel extracted from seeds of sapota through the …

Ignition analysis on neat alcohols and biodiesel blends propelled research compression ignition engine

Y Devarajan, G Choubey, K Mehar - Energy Sources, Part A …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In this present study, the emissions and performance characteristics of four-stroke, single-
cylinder, water-cooled, diesel engine fueled with different blends of Rice bran biodiesel and …

Role of nano-additive blended biodiesel on emission characteristics of the research diesel engine

G Ramakrishnan, P Krishnan, S Rathinam… - … Journal of Green …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The current experimental study is aimed to analyze the influence of single-walled Carbon
Nano Tubes (CNT) on the emission characteristics of neem biodiesel-fueled (NBD-fueled) …

Experimental assessment of performance and exhaust emission characteristics of a diesel engine fuelled with Punnai biodiesel/butanol fuel blends

Y Devarajan, D Munuswamy, B Nagappan… - Petroleum Science, 2019 - Springer
This work examines the effect of butanol as an oxygenated additive to lower carbon
monoxide, smoke, nitrogen oxide and hydrocarbon emissions and to improve the …

Influence of antioxidant additives on performance and emission characteristics of beef tallow biodiesel-fuelled CI engine

B Nagappan, Y Devarajan, E Kariappan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
This work analyses the performance and emission characteristics of biofuelled compression
ignition (CI) engine with the implementation of an antioxidant. Using the transesterification …

Optimization of Bauhinia parviflora biodiesel production for higher yield and its compatibility assessment with water and Di-tert-butyl peroxide emulsion

S Vellaiyan, M Kandasamy, Y Devarajan - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study aims to attain a higher yield of biodiesel from Bauhinia tree seed wastes
through process optimization using response surface methodology (RSM) and assess its …