Vegetable oils can be seen as a renewable fuel source for diesel engines. However, their viscosity is higher than that of diesel fuel. The higher viscosity of vegetable oil causes many combustion problems when directly used in diesel engines. In this study, a transesterification method was used to reduce the viscosity of the vegetable oil. Emission characteristics of both biodiesel and diesel fuels were experimentally investigated in an unmodified diesel engine. The test results have shown that the emissions of biodiesel were fairly low as compared to diesel fuel. CO and CO2 emissions of biodiesel were decreased respectively about 56 and 17% in comparison to diesel fuel.
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Indonesia State Elect Co, Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Jakarta 12160, IndonesiaIndonesia State Elect Co, Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Jakarta 12160, Indonesia
Damanik, Natalina
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Ong, Hwai Chyuan
Mofijur, M.
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Univ Technol Sydney, Sch Informat Syst & Modelling, Fac Engn & Informat Technol, Sydney, NSW 2007, AustraliaIndonesia State Elect Co, Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Jakarta 12160, Indonesia
Mofijur, M.
Tong, Chong Wen
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Univ Malaya, Dept Mech Engn, Fac Engn, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaIndonesia State Elect Co, Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Jakarta 12160, Indonesia
Tong, Chong Wen
Silitonga, Arridina Susan
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Politekn Negeri Medan, Dept Mech Engn, Medan 20155, IndonesiaIndonesia State Elect Co, Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Jakarta 12160, Indonesia
Silitonga, Arridina Susan
Shamsuddin, Abd Halim
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Univ Tenaga Nas, Inst Sustainable Energy, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaIndonesia State Elect Co, Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Jakarta 12160, Indonesia
Shamsuddin, Abd Halim
Sebayang, Abdi Hanra
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Politekn Negeri Medan, Dept Mech Engn, Medan 20155, IndonesiaIndonesia State Elect Co, Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Jakarta 12160, Indonesia
Sebayang, Abdi Hanra
Mahlia, Teuku Meurah Indra
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Univ Technol Sydney, Sch Informat Syst & Modelling, Fac Engn & Informat Technol, Sydney, NSW 2007, AustraliaIndonesia State Elect Co, Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Jakarta 12160, Indonesia
Mahlia, Teuku Meurah Indra
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Wang, Chin-Tsan
Jang, Jer-Huan
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Ming Chi Univ Technol, Dept Mech Engn, New Taipei 243, TaiwanIndonesia State Elect Co, Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Jakarta 12160, Indonesia