Investigation on Thermo-Oxidative Stability of Karanja Oil Derived Biolubricant Base Oil

Development of Eco-Friendly Biodegradable Biolubricant Based on Jatropha Oil

Effect of Compression Ratio on Emission of CI Engine using Neat Karanja Oil and Karanja Oil Methyl Ester Blends

The standard design parameters of a compression ignition engine fail to give specified performance with strait vegetable oil (SVO) from different origins. This study is performed to find the effect of compression ratio on emission characteristics such as carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrocarbon (HC), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and smoke opacity with all the tested fuels in a single cy...

Improvement of Physicochemical Characteristics of Monoepoxide Linoleic Acid Ring Opening for Biolubricant Base Oil

For environmental reasons, a new class of environmentally acceptable and renewable biolubricant based on vegetable oils is available. In this study, oxirane ring opening reaction of monoepoxide linoleic acid (MEOA) was done by nucleophilic addition of oleic acid (OA) with using p-toluene sulfonic acid (PTSA) as a catalyst for synthesis of 9(12)-hydroxy-10(13)-oleoxy-12(9)-octadecanoic acid (HYO...

Improving Oxidative Stability of Virgin Olive Oil: Comparison of Zataria Multiflora Essential Oil with α-Tocopherol

Background and Objectives: Virgin olive oil is a vastly consumed product, with widespread appreciation for its good nutritional and health properties. However, oxidation can reduce its quality. The aim of this study was to investigate how the essential oil of Zataria multiflora (Shirazi thyme) can contribute to the prevention of virgin olive oil oxidation in comparison with the actions of &alph...

Biotechnological Utilisation of Fusel Oil for Biolubricant Production

Complete utilisation of by-products from agricultural and food industrial production is an important task both from economical and environmental aspects. There are numerous possibilities for manufacture of bioproducts by biotechnological processes, among them biofuels attracted the greatest attention (Watanabe et al., 2000). Industrial by-products can be, however, processed by several biotechno...