Cold Flow Behavior of Biodiesel- A Review

The rapid rise in energy consumption in the country results in shortage of fossil fuels such as oil, coal and petroleum products. The fall of rupee against dollar in world market lead to concern about the availability of energy requirement for sustaining our economic growth in India. Increased use of fossil fuels and petroleum product in recent years leads to environmental problems both locally and globally. So looking at huge demand of diesel for all sectors of economy, the biodiesel is being viewed a substitute of diesel. The vegetable oils, animal fats and grease are the main feed stocks for the biodiesel production. Biodiesel fuel properties are quite comparable to diesel. From the various research analysis it has been identified that biodiesel have two major problems: fuel stability and its performance under cold conditions. Various researchers have worked extensively on improving the biodiesel stability but very less work has been reported on cold flow properties of biodiesel. The poor cold flow properties create problem in engine operation by choking the fuel lines and filters. This paper provides the various aspects of cold flow behaviour of biodiesel.

Keywords:

Biodiesel; Jatropha; Pongamia; Cloud point; Pour point,

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