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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Bio-diesel"”.
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Feasibility of Integration of Peanut Based Bio-Diesel into a Mainstream Market
… an ever-increasing global demand for energy. Biodiesel constitutes one such source of alternate energy. It is a renewable diesel fuel substitute that can be manufactured from a variety of naturally occurring oils and fats. Several methods of production have been tried and successfully …
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Low-Temperature Combustion in a Small-Bore High-Speed Direct Injection Optically Accessible Diesel Engine
Experiments with renewable bio-diesel fuels were conducted, too. Less luminous flame was observed for bio-diesel fuel blends showing a lower soot formation rate. The flame luminosity decreased faster for bio-diesel fuel indicating a faster soot oxidation rate. The increased NOx emissions of …
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Experimental study of the bio-additives in biodiesel fuel on performance and emissions characteristics of diesel engine
Among the alternative fuels the Bio diesel is one the most common and familiar to all. It’s biodegradable, environment friendly as well as suitable source, to meet the future energy crises. The main concern of this experimental analysis is to reach a tentative goal, how this fuel can be utilised …
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Atlantic Green Chemicals : bio-glycol plants : business plan
… that transforms glycerin (a byproduct from bio-diesel production) to Propylene Glycol (PG) using steam and hydrogen. PG has till now been made from fossil fuel in oil refineries. PG is in high demand as de-icing fluid for airplanes, polyester resins, detergents, food, drugs and cosmetics. As …
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Biofuel supply chain challenges and analysis
Liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel are traditionally derived from petroleum. Since petroleum has the potential to be exhausted, there is interest in large scale production of fuels from renewable sources. Currently, ethanol and bio diesel are liquid fuels that are mainly derived from field …
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Improving construction machine engine system durability in Latin American conditions
… the durability of construction equipment diesel engines is reduced within the context of the system engineering life cycle. This results in a greater number of warranty claims, increased customer product dissatisfaction, and delays in completing contracted projects. Peer-reviewed …
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Technical and economic evaluation of triglyceride gasoline blends as an alternative fuel for diesel engines
… consumes about 15% to 17% of the liquid fuels. Bio diesel and bio ethanol are the two most widely used alternative, renewable fuels available. This work presents the technical and economics of using Triglyceride gasoline blends (TGBs) in a diesel engine. Canola straight vegetable oil (SVO) is …
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Technical and economic simulation of biomass pyrolysis processes for fuels and electricity
… environmentally friendly energy sources. Biomass is an available alternative resource which may be converted by flash pyrolysis to produce a crude liquid product that can be used directly to substitute for conventional fossil fuels or upgraded to a higher quality fuel. Both the crude and …
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Evaluation of Glycerol and Waste Alcohol as Supplemental Carbon Sources for Denitrification
… has been successfully added and implemented at biological nutrient removal treatment plants all around the world in order to reach low nitrogen discharge limits. Although, methanol has been the most prevalent external electron donor used due to its low cost and effectiveness, many utilities are …
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Syngas production from heavy liquid fuel reforming in inert porous media
… in order to convert commercial liquid fuel (diesel, kerosene and biodiesel) to syngas. The fundamental concept is to oxidise the fuel in a oxygen depleted environment, obtaining hydrogen and carbon monoxide as main products of the reaction. In order to extend the flammability limit of …
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Characterization of Extremophilic Bacteria for Potential in the Biofuel and Bioprocess Industries
Industrial bioprocesses are constrained by the availability of microbes that are optimized for harsh bioprocess conditions. Over 500 soil and sediment samples collected from 77 saline and/or thermal sites in the continental United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico were used to inoculate fermentations …
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Metabolic engineering strategies for increasing lipid production in oleaginous yeast
… of renewable fuel with low net carbon emissions. Biodiesel is an attractive option for replacing petroleum-based fuels used in the transportation sector due to its compatibility with existing infrastructure. Single cell oils from heterotrophic oleaginous microorganisms as a source of bio diesel …
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Potential for biofuel production from algae based wastewater treatment in California: Can algal biofuels be cost-competitive with traditional petroleum based diesel?
… the use of photosynthetic organisms to generate biodiesel, are new concepts on their own. By combining these two processes, algal-based wastewater treatment with algal biofuel production, additional benefits can be derived, among which could be a cost-savings. In California the average estimated …
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NEUTRON SCATTERING STUDIES OF CRUDE OIL VISCOSITY REDUCTION WITH ELECTRIC FIELD
… alloy segregation, polymers, proteins, biological membranes, viruses, ribosome and macromolecules. Quoting the Nobel committee, when awarding the prize to C. Shull and B. Brockhouse in 1994: “Neutrons tell you where the atoms are and what the atoms do”. At NIST, there is a single beam of …