PMID- 35773362
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220704
LR  - 20220906
IS  - 2045-2322 (Electronic)
IS  - 2045-2322 (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 1
DP  - 2022 Jun 30
TI  - Preparation and characterization analysis of biofuel derived through seed 
      extracts of Ricinus communis (castor oil plant).
PG  - 11021
LID - 10.1038/s41598-022-14403-7 [doi]
LID - 11021
AB  - The current study assesses the prospect of using R. Communis seed oil as a 
      substitute fuel for diesel engines. Biodiesel is prepared from the R. Communis 
      plant seed oil by a single-step base catalytic transesterification procedure. The 
      investigation deals with the Physico-chemical characteristics of R. Communis 
      biodiesel and has been associated with the base diesel. It has been perceived 
      that the characteristics of biodiesel are well-matched with the base diesel under 
      the ASTM D6751 limits correspondingly. R. Communis biodiesel is blended in 
      different proportions with base diesel such as D10, D20, D30, D40, D50 and D100 
      and is tested in a Kirloskar TV1 single-cylinder, 4 blows DI engine under altered 
      loading conditions. Outcomes demonstrate that BTE and BSFC for D10 as well as D20 
      are similar to base diesel. BSFC indicates that the precise BSFC of base diesel, 
      D10, D20, D30, D40 and D50 was 0.87, 1.70, 2.60, 3.0, 3.4, and 3.5 kg/kW-hr, 
      respectively. The extreme BTE at full load condition for base diesel, D10, D20, 
      D30, D40, D50 and D100 are 28.2%, 28.1%, 27.9%, 25.5%, 24.1%, and 23.6% , 
      respectively. In the case of engine emissions, R. Communis biodiesel blends 
      provided an average decrease in hydrocarbon (HC), Carbon-monoxide (CO) and carbon 
      dioxide (CO2) associated with base diesel. Nevertheless, R. Communis biodiesel 
      blends discharged high stages of nitrogen oxide (NOx) compares to base diesel. 
      Base diesel, D10, D20, D30, D40, D50, and D100 had UBHC emissions of 45 ppm, 
      40 ppm, 44 ppm, 46 ppm, 41 ppm, and 43 ppm, respectively. The reduction in CO 
      emissions for D10, D20, D30, D40, D50 and D100 are 0.13%, 0.14%, 0.17%, 0.18% and 
      0.21% respectively. The dissimilarity in NOx attentiveness within brake powers 
      for D10, D20, D30, D40, and D50 and base diesel are 50-ppm, 100 ppm, 150 ppm, 
      250 ppm, 350 ppm, and 500 ppm, respectively. The dissimilarity of CO(2) emanation 
      with reverence to break powers for the base-diesel, D10, D20, D30, D40, D50, and 
      D100 are 4.8%, 4.9%, 4.8%, 4.56%, 4.9% and 5.1%, respectively. The present 
      research provides a way for renewable petrol blends to substitute diesel for 
      powering diesel engines in that way dropping the reliance on fossil fuels.
CI  - (c) 2022. The Author(s).
FAU - Abel, Saka
AU  - Abel S
AD  - Department of Physics, College of Natural and Computational Science, Dambi Dollo 
      University, Dembi Dolo, Ethiopia.
FAU - Jule, Leta Tesfaye
AU  - Jule LT
AD  - Department of Physics, College of Natural and Computational Science, Dambi Dollo 
      University, Dembi Dolo, Ethiopia.
AD  - Centre for Excellence-Indigenous Knowledge, Innovative Technology Transfer and 
      Entrepreneurship, Dambi Dollo University, Dembi Dolo, Ethiopia.
FAU - Gudata, Lamessa
AU  - Gudata L
AD  - Department of Physics, College of Natural and Computational Science, Dambi Dollo 
      University, Dembi Dolo, Ethiopia.
FAU - Nagaraj, Nagaprasad
AU  - Nagaraj N
AD  - Department of Mechanical Engineering, ULTRA College of Engineering and 
      Technology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 104, India.
FAU - Shanmugam, R
AU  - Shanmugam R
AD  - TIFAC, CORE-HD, Department of Pharmacognosy, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy 
      of Higher Education and Research, Nilgiris, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India.
FAU - Dwarampudi, L Priyanka
AU  - Dwarampudi LP
AD  - Department of Pharmacognosy, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher 
      Education and Research, Nilgiris, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India.
FAU - Stalin, B
AU  - Stalin B
AD  - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, Regional Campus Madurai, 
      Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 019, India.
FAU - Ramaswamy, Krishnaraj
AU  - Ramaswamy K
AD  - Centre for Excellence-Indigenous Knowledge, Innovative Technology Transfer and 
      Entrepreneurship, Dambi Dollo University, Dembi Dolo, Ethiopia. 
      dr.krishnarajdirectorcei@dadu.edu.et.
AD  - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dambi Dollo University, Dembi Dolo, 
      Ethiopia. dr.krishnarajdirectorcei@dadu.edu.et.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220630
PL  - England
TA  - Sci Rep
JT  - Scientific reports
JID - 101563288
RN  - 0 (Biofuels)
RN  - 0 (Gasoline)
RN  - 0 (Nitrogen Oxides)
RN  - 0 (Plant Extracts)
RN  - 0 (Plant Oils)
RN  - 0 (Vehicle Emissions)
RN  - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide)
RN  - 7U1EE4V452 (Carbon Monoxide)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Biofuels/analysis
MH  - Carbon Monoxide/analysis
MH  - Gasoline
MH  - Nitric Oxide
MH  - Nitrogen Oxides/analysis
MH  - Plant Extracts
MH  - Plant Oils
MH  - Ricinus
MH  - *Vehicle Emissions/analysis
PMC - PMC9246933
COIS- The authors declare no competing interests.
EDAT- 2022/07/01 06:00
MHDA- 2022/07/06 06:00
PMCR- 2022/06/30
CRDT- 2022/06/30 23:23
PHST- 2021/12/24 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/06/06 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/06/30 23:23 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/07/01 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/07/06 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/06/30 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1038/s41598-022-14403-7 [pii]
AID - 14403 [pii]
AID - 10.1038/s41598-022-14403-7 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Sci Rep. 2022 Jun 30;12(1):11021. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14403-7.