INTRODUCTION With the increase in population, there has been consistent demand in every arena for fuel. Human life is largely dependent on material things. These material things are produced and transported with the help of fuel driven mediums, but fuel is largely amassed in very few countries of the world especially middle- East countries. With the growth of the economy and consumption, the governments of many countries of the world are striving hard to find an alternative to the fossil fuel which is slow & gradually depleting .Moreover, the fossil fuel leads to pollution and bad effects on human health. Keeping this into mind, bio-diesel would be natural choice for countries largely dependent on import so as to utilize the natural …show more content…
Waste cooking oil (WCO), which is cheaper than edible vegetable oil, is a promising alternative to edible vegetable oil (6). Waste cooking oil and animal oils set forth significant disposal problems in many parts of the world. This environmentally-threatening problem could be turned into all the economical, waste management and environmental benefit by properly using and management of waste cooking oil as a fuel replacement. Many developed countries have set policies that punish the disposal of waste cooking oil into waste drainage (7, 8). The Energy Information Administration (EIA) in the United States (USA) estimated that around 100 million gallons of waste cooking oil are produced per day in the USA, where about 9 pounds of waste cooking oil(WCO) are generated per person per year [9]. The estimated amount of waste cooking oil collected in Europe is about 0.49 - 0.7 million gallons/day [10]. Waste cooking oil, as an alternative feed-stock for bio-diesel, was studied with different aspects such as optimization using supercritical methanol (SCM) trans-esterification, process design and technological assessment, fuel property analysis and cost estimation approaches [11-13].In this work, we have carried out experiments for the bio-diesel production from waste cooking oil(WCO) using conventional trans-esterification
Diesel is the fuel of choice in the European automotive market, due to the fact that it provides high-torque, efficient alternative to gasoline. The American view of diesel, however, is much less positive overall – most Americans remember the noisy, smoky diesels of decades past and know little about the quiet, clean diesels of the present. One of the best arguments for the switch to diesel fuel in the United States is that a fueling infrastructure is already in place, as transportation companies rely on diesel fuel to distribute goods across the United States (Is Diesel). This would negate the need to construct an entirely new infrastructure, which could cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Diesel is also considerably more environmentally friendly than gasoline, due to the fact that it is less refined (a process which uses large amounts of energy) and that it is more efficient than gasoline (ACEA). The combustion process in a diesel engine, which exerts high pressure on the fuel to ignite it, is the source of the motor’s increased
In this paper, we focus on using fossil fuels causing climate change. Fossil fuels are fuels formed natural resources such as coal, petroleum and natural gas, which are the most widely used fuel and industrial chemicals in the world. Since industrial revolution, fossil fuels bring a very great quantity convenience and technological products. So we can use cars, planes and all modern products. But fossil fuels cause climate change at the same time. Greenhouse gas, nitrous oxides and a great deal of harmful gas which are from fossil fuels are causing serious environmental problems. Therefore we need to be concerned about the problems caused by fossil fuels and the solutions.
According to the World Bank Data, 93% of the world’s energy resources is supplied by fossil fuels.
Bio diesel is good for the economy because it is a fuel which can be created from locally available resources such as vegetable oils, coffee grounds, and animal fats. Biodiesel production and use
To solve the rigorous threat to earth from global warming, bio-fuels serve as the most feasible source of energy all over the world. The environmental and economical performance of bio-fuel as compared to fossil fuel was analyzed by full Life Cycle Analyses (LCA) in Spain. The Spanish government CIEMAT, carried out two LCA’s so as to compare ethanol-ethanol mixtures with gasoline, and biodiesel-biodiesel mixtures with fuel oil according to ISO 14040-43 standards, these standards evaluate energy and mass balance for two or more objects. It was concluded that carbon dioxide emission during utilization of bio-fuel are lower than fossil fuel and bio-fuel requires less primary energy to be processed than fossil fuels. Bob Dinneen, President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association submitted the letter to the editor of The Gazette in which he marked that “On an environmental level, conventional ethanol is reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 34% compared to petroleum, including hypothetical land use change emissions” (qtd. in renewable fuel association). As the raw material for
Biodiesel can also use in oil heating systems and diesel engines without any change or addition to it.
Biobutanol is a more feasible alternative to gasoline. It is a more viable motor fuel substitute to gasoline, as biomass – from which biobutanol is derived from – is readily available for production and more importantly is a renewable resource. Gasoline is a crude oil product derived from petroleum, which is finite and unsustainable as a motor fuel, because it is increasingly being used up faster than it is being produced. It is expected that with continued research, biobutanol could eventually surpass gasoline as the primary motor fuel. Evidence proves that biobutanol is more acceptable environmentally than gasoline and conveniently, biomass is readily available for the steady production of biobutanol. Biobutanol is more advantageous
Due to the inadequate properties of current fuels, it is vital for the development of alternate fuel, in order to sustain the transportation infrastructure. The needs of the society are increasing due to population growth and lifestyle factors. Petrol isn’t sustainable as it isn’t renewable and causes damage to the environment. Biobutanol may be an ideal alternative due to its qualities of renewability, lower pollutant emissions and easy adaptability.
When researching the effects of biodiesel versus vegetable oil on a vehicle the results were interesting. Due to the increasing gas prices and the Obama Administration to wean the U.S. off of the addiction of oil, people are starting to switch to alternative fuel. ("Diesel vs. Biodiesel vs. Vegetable Oil | Homegrown Fuels - Consumer Reports." Diesel vs. Biodiesel vs. Vegetable Oil | Homegrown Fuels - Consumer Reports. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.) this would include farm crop and renewable organic material. they are also in use with biodiesel and Vegetable oils. Developed from vegetable or animal fats, biodiesel is functionally identical to petroleum diesel. Adherents claim it pollutes much less than regular diesel. A relative of biodiesel is plain, edible cooking oil. Because it's not financially practical to fuel a car with cooking oil from grocery store shelves— a
The two most used alternative fuels for our transportation needs are bio diesel and ethanol. Ethanol is an alcohol produced from either sugar cane or a form of starch that’s mixed with gasoline that works just like gas, but produces lower carbon monoxide and sulfur oxide than just gasoline. Bio diesel is a fusion of vegetable oil, animal fat, and alcohol. Same as ethanol, bio-diesel can integrate with regular diesel so it can perform as if it was only diesel. Both these types of fuel are fully compliant with the vehicles we have currently today, but to reduce our use of fossil fuel, which we excessively capitalize on and begin using higher quality that provide more advantageous and fitting to our surroundings. Some will have uncertainty on what ways are these alternative fuels made from?
Everyone knows that fossil fuels are bad in at least some regard. Some believe that burning fossil fuels are destroying the ozone layer. Which is causing an increase of temperature called Global Warming. This raising of heat can melt the glaciers at the poles. Glaciers melting can cause a huge problem known as flooding. It was predicted that if fossil fuels continue to be used Florida will become a state underwater.
Since the dawn of the industrial age, fossil fuels have been used to fuel expansion and advancement that was previous thought unimaginable. However, this progress has come at a great cost to our environment. It is undeniably clear, the combustion of mass amounts of fossil fuels have to climate change as well as a slew of other issues. However, addressing this problem requires actions from parties other than just the producers of the fuels. Any solution that seeks to effectively address the multitude of issues at hands requires the cooperation of Royal Dutch Shell as well as the other stakeholders involved in the situation.
The environment is a hotly debated topic in today's society. Some of the subtopics that are going to be discussed are going to be those related to the way technology is changing, what industries are doing to help prevent further pollution, some of the methods used in paper recycling, and some discussion of renewable energy sources. For the most part, this section of the research paper, unlike the other sections, is going to attempt to discuss some of the ways the public has been dealing with, and are finding new ways to deal with environmental problems that we are presently facing.
Biodiesel was synthesized in order In lab 6, the toxicity of the biofuels was measured to determine which fuel was most toxic and degrading for human life. The toxicity level of each fuel is extremely important in determining which biodiesel is most suitable for the environment since Life . A form of measurement of toxicity is the LD50 or the amount f a toxic agent that is sufficient to kill 50 percent of the population of animals usually within a certain time.* The toxicity will vary depending on the size The data measured from the toxicity of each biofuel will determine which is most suitable.The amount of biofuel and . Though the germination of a set number of radish seeds with a fixed concentration of biofuel a determination of which one is most lethal for life was determined. In lab 7, the viscosity of the biofuels were determine to see which one would be most efficient for modern machinery use and . The more viscous a solution is, the faster it will travel to start an engine. This makes a care more efficient because it takes less energy to start and will
M-Global has an extreme passion for energy conservation and dedicates itself in finding alternative energy sources that are innovative and constructive. Biofuel is the emphasis of our company and our purpose for this pursuit. According to Green Choices of Cornell University, “biofuels are energy sources made from living things such as plants or from waste that the living things produce”. (http://www.greenchoices.cornell.edu/energy/biofuels/) Biofuels will reduce greenhouse gases that car oil and gasoline produce. Emissions enter the ozone layer trapping heat resulting in warmer temperatures in each season. A first generation biofuel will consist of gasoline such as biodiesel, which will be discussed in this portfolio.