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1 Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, Sangrur, Punjab, IN
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Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 16, No 3 (2017), Pagination: 861-866
Abstract
In this research, biodiesel from karanja (Pongamia pinnata) oil was produced by transesterification process. Fuel properties of KBD, KBD with 4% DEE and KBD with 8% DEE were tested and compared with mineral diesel fuel. Additive DEE 4% and 8% was added in karanja biodiesel to improve the fuel properties. Electric generator set was fuelled with KBD, KBD with 4% DEE and KBD with 8% DEE operated at 1.5 kW, 3 kW and 5 kW load and performance was compared with mineral diesel fuel. Research revealed that in electric generator set increasing trend of overall efficiency and decreasing in BSFC were observed when 4% and 8% DEE was added in karanja biodiesel under different load conditions. A decreasing trend in CO and CO2 emission of electric generator set was recorded when 4% and 8% DEE added in KBD as compared to pure KBD under different load conditions. NOx emission of electric generator set increases by adding 4% and 8% DEE in KBD at different load conditions. It is concluded that the overall efficiency of electric generator set improves, and exhaust emission reduces by adding additives in karanja biodiesel. Karanja biodiesel with additive 8% DEE is recommended as a substitute of mineral diesel for electric generator set.
Keywords
Karanja Biodiesel, Transesterification, Di-Ethyl Ether, CO, CO2.
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