Abstract
An attempt has been made to explore the suitability
of crude Jatropha curcas seed oil (biofuel) as a fuel
in substituting fully one of the important petroleum
products like Kerosene.
Expeller is used for the
extraction of oil which is further...
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Abstract
An attempt has been made to explore the suitability
of crude Jatropha curcas seed oil (biofuel) as a fuel
in substituting fully one of the important petroleum
products like Kerosene.
Expeller is used for the
extraction of oil which is further filtered.
This crude
oil has a very high viscosity and, as result, cannot
flow through capillary action in a standard lamp
and, hence, requires viscosity reduction by a trans
esterification process to convert it into biodiesel or
by any other processes.
But this is a complex chemical reaction and the cost of production becomes
almost doubled unless glycerine is not recovered as
a by-product.
Hence, the paper describes the development of a unique lamp (lantern) fuelled by 100%
biofuel (crude jatropha oil) for its illumination and
its comparative performance with respect to a standard kerosene lamp.
Keywords: Jatropha curcas, biofuel, illumination
Introduction
A Jatropha curcus plant is drought resistant, growing well in poor soil and
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