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An expatiate review of neem, jatropha, rubber and karanja as multipurpose non-edible biodiesel resources and comparison of their fuel, engine and emission properties

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dc.contributor.author Takasea, Mohammed
dc.contributor.author Zhaoa, Ting
dc.contributor.author Zhanga, Min
dc.contributor.author Chenb, Yao
dc.contributor.author Liub, Hongyang
dc.contributor.author Yang, Liuqing
dc.contributor.author Wu, Xiangyang
dc.date.accessioned 2021-03-23T20:17:30Z
dc.date.available 2021-03-23T20:17:30Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.identifier.issn 23105496
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5164
dc.description 27p:, ill. en_US
dc.description.abstract The demand for petroleum has risen rapidly due to increasing industrialization and modernization of the world. The limited reserve of the fossil fuels is also dwindling alongside escalation in the prices. The threats from these and food insecurity are, however, drawing the attention of researchers for alternative fuel which can be produced from renewable feed stocks. Biodiesel as the most promising alternate is currently produced from conventionally grown edible plant oils such as rapeseed, soybean, sunflower and palm. The use of the edible oils is worsening the current competition of oil for food and for fuel. Focus on the use of non-edible resources is presently directed to jatropha, mahua, pongamia, calophyllum tobacco, cotton oil, etc. Discrepancies between the expectation and realities regarding these non-edible oils are necessitating efforts for diversification of the feedstocks to resources that could guarantee energy production without affecting food security. Neem, karanja, rubber and jatropha are evergreen multipurpose non-edible plants that are widely available and can be grown in diverse socio-economic and environmental conditions. These plants are described as golden trees that have multiple uses such as for fuels, medicines, dyes, ornamentals, feeds, soil enrichment, afforestation, etc. This study was therefore undertaken to explore the multipurpose of these four non-edible tree plants. Among the highlights of this expatiate review include oil as feedstock for biodiesel, the need for non-edible feedstocks, neem, karanja, rubber, jatropha and their value chains, methods of modifying oil to biodiesel, factors affecting biodiesel production, application of the selected nonedible seed biodiesels to engines for performance and emission characteristics and the outlook en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Cape Coast en_US
dc.subject Non-edible feedstock en_US
dc.subject Biodiesel en_US
dc.subject Transesterification en_US
dc.subject Sustainable energy en_US
dc.subject Performance and emission characteristics en_US
dc.title An expatiate review of neem, jatropha, rubber and karanja as multipurpose non-edible biodiesel resources and comparison of their fuel, engine and emission properties en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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