Handbook of Biofuels Production, 2nd Edition

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Utilization of biofuels in diesel engines

T. Le Anh¹, I.K. Reksowardojo²,  and K. Wattanavichien^3     1Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam     ²Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia     ³Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract

The chapter summarizes some experimental findings on the use of biofuels in conventional diesel engines conducted in ASEAN region. A number of biofuels such as vegetable crude oil, pure plant oil and biodiesel in different forms, which are derived from many types of raw materials such as jatropha, coconut, palm, kapok nut and cat-fish, are investigated to find impacts of these biofuels on engine's combustion characteristics, performance, exhaust emissions, and durability. The ...