학술논문
Biodiesel Production from Tea Seed Oil.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*BIODIESEL fuels
*TEA
*SEEDS
*PERFORMANCE of diesel motors
*RHEOLOGY
*
*
*
*
Language
ISSN
0094-243X
Abstract
Biodiesel seems to be one of the feasible alternative fuel with all the requisite characteristics for partial or total substitution of diesel fuel. In this regard, the present study aims to study the feasibility of producing biodiesel from Tea seeds oil (TSO). Tea, being a major plantation crop of Assam, its seeds are abundantly available in the region. The transesterification of tea seed oil with methanol was done in the presence of potassium hydroxide (KOH) as a catalyst and the resulting tea seed biodiesel (TSB) was characterized by 1H NMR and FTIR analysis. The biodiesel produced was also tested for its fuel properties, diesel engine performance and emission characteristics as well as its rheological behavior. The fuel properties of TSB met both ASTM D6751 and EN 14214 biodiesel standard and were found comparable to biodiesel from other non-edible oil containing feedstocks. The rheological behavior of TSB and its blends with petro diesel exhibit near Newtonian behavior. The engine performance and emission characteristics showed that TSB can be used in diesel engine without any engine modification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]