Research Projects

Petroleum diesel (PD) is the only one energy source to the diesel engines which plays major role to various sector especially automobile sectors. Combustion of PD on diesel engines emits harmful gases to the environment leading to climate change and other natural disasters. So, looking for alternate as well as environment friendly fuel to diesel engines are very much essential in order to reduce air pollutants particularly greenhouse gases. Production of biodiesel from vegetable oils are becoming the promising option to the diesel engines because of it lower emission to the environment. Many biodiesel research exhibits lower emission of CO, HC, CO2 and NOx. In addition to lower pollution biodiesel also provide the energy security, rural economy, better engine performance and reduction in the demand of PD to the nation. Many advantages of biodiesel over the PD are because of its excellent lubricity and higher cetane number. However maximum report on biodiesel production is made from food grade oils rather than the non-edible oils. But diversion of food grade oil to renewable energy is not possible as it creates food oil crisis and also increases the production cost. Hence presently many researchers are focusing non edible oil plants for biodiesel production. However study of emission profile using pure biodiesel or and it blends are very few. So, this study mainly focus on Indian non-edible oil bearing Indian trees such as Pongamia, Madhuca, Azadirachta and trees Nagaland forest to find better air quality, alternate fuel to the diesel engines. In order to find the better fuel the above said tree species may subject to complete evaluation of engine study to find the  Better Indian Non-Edible tree species among the experimental plants  To find best biodiesel blend among the various blends (10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%). Finally this study may recommend the better source as well as the environmentally safe biodiesel blends for future fuel to the diesel engines.