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Emission and performance analysis of diesel engine running with CeO2 nanoparticle additive blended into castor oil biodiesel as a substitute fuel

Scientific Reports
The implications of adding cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles as a fuel additive to a castor oil biodiesel–diesel fuel blend on engine performance and emissions in a single-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine under various speed were examined in the ...
Samuel Tamrat, Venkata Ramayya Ancha, Rajendiran Gopal, Ramesh Babu Nallamothu, Yared Seifu   +4 more
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Biodiesel: Freedom from Dependence on Fossil Fuels? [PDF]

, 2008
In view of the depleting oil reserves and exponential rise in petroleum prices, the search for alternative sources of fuel is very timely and important.
B. Anjan Kumar Prusty, P. A. Azeez, Rachna Chandra   +2 more
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Assessing the Effects of Biodiesel Production on Sustainability: A Bayesian Two‐Stage Data Envelopment Analysis Approach

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable development transforms production systems, requiring integrated environmental, social, and economic strategies. Energy systems are key agro‐industrial supply chains in developing countries. Brazil's soybean supply chain impacts Gross Domestic Product, mainly through exports.
Aline Veronese da Silva, Camila Veneo Campos Fonseca, Pedro Gerber Machado, Marcelo Azevedo Costa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biofuel production utilizing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens): a sustainable approach for organic waste management

International Journal of Thermofluids
This study investigates the potential of biodiesel production from Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae using organic waste. The aim of this research is to assess the feasibility of biodiesel production and its economic viability from BSF larvae.
Cemil Koyunoğlu
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Particularities of Investment Projects in the Romanian Biodiesel Industry [PDF]

The European biodiesel industry is currently facing major challenges with governments reducing their fiscal support for biodiesel producers and with rising prices for feedstock.
Alin Paul OLTEANU
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The effects of worked examples presentation on sub-cognitive loads [PDF]

, 2017
One promising technique for helping students in fulfilling complex problem solving tasks is through learning with worked example. Although worked example approach is the most prominent technique discussed in the literature of cognitive load theory, there
Abd Latif, Amirah, Awang, Noor Azura, Basri, Hatijah, Muhamad Zamri, Ain Zamira, Muhammad, Nur Ainnaa Mardhiah, Nik Mahmud, Nik Noor Haryatul Eleena, Zalkepali, Noor Ummi Hazirah Hani   +6 more
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Hevea brasiliensis seeds: A novel sustainable feedstock for ethanol production

Vietnam Journal of Chemistry, EarlyView.
Abstract The rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is cultivated on a large scale mainly for the extraction of latex in Brazil and Southeast Asia, also generating large quantities of seeds. These seeds currently do not have large‐scale applications and may thus be considered as a residue.
Giovano Tochetto, Fernanda Oliveira Lima, Letiére Cabreira Soares, Dalila Moter Benvegnú, André Lazarin Gallina   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodiesel synthesis in microreactors

Green Processing and Synthesis, 2012
As a renewable and environmentally friendly fuel, biodiesel has been widely produced and its demand will continue to grow globally. Innovative technologies and process integration are needed to produce biodiesel in an energy efficient way.
Xie Tianming, Zhang Lixiong, Xu Nanping
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Including Harvested Grain Biogenic CO2 to Address a Critical Flaw in Climate Accounting

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The international climate accounting system excludes both the biogenic CO2 sequestered in harvested crops and the biogenic CO2 emissions that occur when grain is digested or burned as biofuel. Despite being described in the literature as a critical flaw in climate accounting all parties within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Richard S. Gray
wiley   +1 more source

A Decision Support System (DSS) for Project Management in the Bio-diesel Industry [PDF]

The European biodiesel industry is currently facing several challenges affecting the profitability of investment projects in the industry. Among these challenges are higher prices for oilseeds, which are the main input for biodiesel production, lower ...
Alin Paul OLTEANU
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