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Biofuel (also called agrofuel) is an abbreviation of biorganic fuel. Biofuel is an alternative considered to replace petroleum gas (gasoline or petrol). Most transportation vehicles require high power density provided by internal combustion engines. These engines require clean burning fuels, which are generally in liquid form, such as petrol and diesel.
SOPAC has funded a University of the South Pacific MSc Project titled; Preparation, Characterization and Engine Performance of Coconut Oil Based Hybrid Fuels. The project duration is from semester 1 of 2008 to July of 2009.
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Project Purpose
This study is to investigate the technical feasibility and potential for hybrid fuels, prepared using the microemulsification technique, as an alternative to petroleum diesel in compression ignition engines by:
a) blending coconut oil (CNO) with ethanol and determining the limit of stability of the blend at room temperature.
b) using the microemulsification technique to prepare CNO based hybrid fuel
c) determining the relevant fuel properties such as the viscosity, energy content, density, saponification value, iodine value, cetane number and the melting point.
d) Testing the engine performance using the blend and hybrid fuel to find the efficiency using the various test fuels.
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Coconuts are abundant in the Pacific Island Countries therefore coconut oil should be used as fuel since the prices of petrol and diesel increases day by day. Also it is expected that the prices of fuels will increase in the coming future.
For more information please contact:
Paul Fairbairn
Manager Community Lifelines Programme
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