The Comparative Performance And Emmission Analyisis Of Argemone Mexicana Biodiesel Blended With Petro Diesel Fuel With And Without Nanoparticle Additives

Abstract

Due To The Fear On The Availability Of Fossil Fuel Reserves And The Environmental Problems Caused By Fossil Fuels, Considerable Attention Must Be Given To Biodiesel Production As An Alternative To Conventional Diesel Fuels. Because Biodiesel Offer A Very Promising Alternative To Diesel Fuel Since They Are Renewable, Biodegradable And Have Similar Properties With The Conventional Fuel. However, As The Biodiesel Is Produced From Vegetable Oils And Animal Fats, There Was Concerns That Biodiesel Feedstock May Compete With Food Supply In The Long-Term. Hence, The Recent Focus Is To Find Oil Bearing Plants That Produce Non-Edible Oils As The Feedstock For Biodiesel Production. As The Argemone Seeds Are Rich In Oil And None Edible The Present Study Is To Convert The Oil To Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (Fame) Through Trans-Esterification Processes To Get Argemone Oil Methyl-Ester By Using Methanol Alcohols In The Presence Of Koh As A Catalyst. In This Context, This Study Have Been Investigated The Performance And Emission Analysis Of The Argemone Mexicana Biodiesel Blended With Diesel Fuels With And Without Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle Additives In Diesel Engine. The Experiment Was Conducted On Single Cylinder, Four Strokes, Air Cooled, Direct Injection Diesel Engine (Ct 100.22) With A Power Output Of 5.5kw And The Engine Is Placed In The Ct 110 Test Stand For Small Combustion Engines Of Maximum Power Output 7.5kw. The Blend Were Prepared As (B0, Ab15, Ab20, And Ab25) Without Cerium Oxide (Ceo2) Nanoparticle Additives And (Ab20 +50ppm And Ab20 +100ppm) With Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle For Comparison. The Result Investigated That, Mixing Of Additives On Biodiesel Improves The Properties Of The Fuels. From Performance Test Result The Mixture Of Ab20 +50ppm Ceo2 Shows (5.3%, 1.67% And 0.37%) Reduction In Brake Power, Torque And Brake Specific Fuel Consumptions Respectively. Ab20 +100ppm Ceo2 Shows ( 0.26% ) An Increment In Brake Torque And The Reductions In Brake Power And Brake Specific Fuel Consumption By (1.38% And 0.65%) Respectively. Moreover, The Ceo2 Nanoparticle Additive Improves The Exhaust Emissions. Generally, It Can Be Concluded From The Experimental Investigations That Mixing Of Nanoparticle Additives In Biodiesel Can Improve The Performance And Emissions.