Prospects of biodiesel production from macadamia oil as an alternative fuel for diesel engines

Rahman, MM; Rasul, M; Hassan, NMS; Hyde, J

Prospects of biodiesel production from macadamia oil as an alternative fuel for diesel engines

Rahman, MM Rasul, M Hassan, NMS Hyde, J

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Citation:: Energies, 2016, 9, (6)
Issue Date:: 2016-06-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Rahman, MM
dc.contributor.author	Rasul, M
dc.contributor.author	Hassan, NMS
dc.contributor.author	Hyde, J
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-11T01:47:32Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-11T01:47:32Z
dc.date.issued	2016-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Energies, 2016, 9, (6)
dc.identifier.issn	1996-1073
dc.identifier.issn	1996-1073
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159911
dc.description.abstract	This paper investigated the prospects of biodiesel production from macadamia oil as an alternative fuel for diesel engine. The biodiesel was produced using conventional transesterification process using the base catalyst (KOH). A multi-cylinder diesel engine was used to evaluate the performance and emission of 5% (B5) and 20% (B20) macadamia biodiesel fuel at different engine speeds and full load condition. It was found that the characteristics of biodiesel are within the limit of specified standards American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM D6751) and comparable to diesel fuel. This study also found that the blending of macadamia biodiesel-diesel fuel significantly improves the fuel properties including viscosity, density (D), heating value and oxidation stability (OS). Engine performance results indicated that macadamia biodiesel fuel sample reduces brake power (BP) and increases brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) while emission results indicated that it reduces the average carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC) and particulate matter (PM) emissions except nitrogen oxides (NOx) than diesel fuel. Finally, it can be concluded that macadamia oil can be a possible source for biodiesel production and up to 20% macadamia biodiesel can be used as a fuel in diesel engines without modifications.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	MDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartof	Energies
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/en9060403
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	02 Physical Sciences, 09 Engineering
dc.title	Prospects of biodiesel production from macadamia oil as an alternative fuel for diesel engines
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	9
utslib.for	02 Physical Sciences
utslib.for	09 Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-08-11T01:47:29Z
pubs.issue	6
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	9
utslib.citation.issue	6

Abstract:

This paper investigated the prospects of biodiesel production from macadamia oil as an alternative fuel for diesel engine. The biodiesel was produced using conventional transesterification process using the base catalyst (KOH). A multi-cylinder diesel engine was used to evaluate the performance and emission of 5% (B5) and 20% (B20) macadamia biodiesel fuel at different engine speeds and full load condition. It was found that the characteristics of biodiesel are within the limit of specified standards American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM D6751) and comparable to diesel fuel. This study also found that the blending of macadamia biodiesel-diesel fuel significantly improves the fuel properties including viscosity, density (D), heating value and oxidation stability (OS). Engine performance results indicated that macadamia biodiesel fuel sample reduces brake power (BP) and increases brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) while emission results indicated that it reduces the average carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC) and particulate matter (PM) emissions except nitrogen oxides (NOx) than diesel fuel. Finally, it can be concluded that macadamia oil can be a possible source for biodiesel production and up to 20% macadamia biodiesel can be used as a fuel in diesel engines without modifications.

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