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The use of bio-diesel as a fuel is becoming increasingly attractive for environmental reasons - Conduct a literature survey into its manufacture from both fresh and secondary sources.
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CET PART IIA EXERCISE 5 Literature Survey 10th February 2003 2156 words Abstract The use of bio-diesel as a fuel is becoming increasingly attractive for environmental reasons. Conduct a literature survey into its manufacture from both fresh and secondary sources, including marketing, economic and waste disposal as well as technical aspects. The Challenges and Opportunities in Bio-diesel in the 21st Century Introduction Dr. Rudolf Diesel developed the diesel engine in 1895, intending to run it on a variety of fuels, including vegetable oil. In 1912 Diesel said: "he use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today. But such oils may become in course of time as important as petroleum and the coal tar products of the present time". Vegetable oil is too viscous to be use in its raw form, since it can solidify in cold conditions, and cause blockages and locking of moving parts. For an engine to use raw oil it needs to...
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