Abstract
Due to excessive utilisation of fossil fuels and rise in price of crude oil, the concern for alternate sources of fuels is growing in a serious manner. Rising demand of petroleum-diesel for vehicles, power generation and agricultural sector, industrial sector, the biofuel is being viewed as an alternative to diesel. Biodiesel is an engine fuel that is produced by transesterification of fatty acids with alcohol. But major issue associated with biodiesel is its cold flow property and performance in colder climatic regions. This paper focuses on cold flow property of biodiesel and its effect on engine operation. Some of the cold flow properties (CFPs) like Cloud Point (CP), Pour Point (PP)& cold filter plugging point (CFPP) are responsible for solidification of fuel causing blockage in fuel lines filters which further leads to fuel starvation in engine operation during starting operation. This paper involves the studies in the area of CFP, problems and remedial measures using oil and biodiesel.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4540-4555 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials and Environmental Science |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |