Enhancing the Production Yield of Jatropha and Pongamia Oil‐Based Biodiesel by Introducing Nanocatalyst

Abstract

Fossil fuel depletion, increasing demands of energy, and harmful emission production led to do research on biofuels. In this research, biodiesel is developed by blending of Jatropha and Pongamia oil with the help of magnetic stirrer-assisted transesterification process. Heterogeneous copper-doped titanium oxide catalyst was synthesized by wet impregnation method. The developed catalyst is characterized through XRD and HRTEM analyses and used to enrich the biodiesel yield and fuel properties, viz., viscosity, flashpoint, and fire point. The maximum yield of 90.2% is obtained with catalyst concentration of 3 wt%, reaction time of 3 hrs, temperature of 60°C, and methanol to oil molar ratio of 20 : 1.

Hybrid MWCNT and TiO2 Nanoparticle-Suspended Waste Tyre Oil Biodiesel for CI Engines

“…Te emission performance of nanofuels and hybrid nanofuels is as follows: In full-load conditions, 20%, 26%, 24%, and 29% less CO emissions were obtained by BWTPO, BWTPO + MWCNT, BWTPO + TiO 2 , and BWTPO + MWCNT and TiO 2 fuels, respectively, when compared with diesel fuel. BWTPO, BWTPO + MWCNT, BWTPO + TiO 2 , and BWTPO + MWCNT and TiO 2 fuels, respectively, have 42%, 45%, 48%, and 50% less unburned hydrocarbon emissions than diesel fuel in full-load conditions [30]. BWTPO, BWTPO + MWCNT, BWTPO + TiO 2 , and BWTPO + MWCNT and TiO 2 fuels, respectively, have 33%, 20%, 17%, and 13% less carbon dioxide emissions than diesel fuel in full-load conditions [31].…”