Feasibility of Biofuels as a Substitute to Conventional Fuels in IC Engines for Mass Transport and Distributed Power Generation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.3513Keywords:
biofuels, diesel engine, alternative fuels, emissions.Abstract
Depletion of petroleum based fuels has been a lot of concern among the
governments and researchers around the world. Usage of biofuels in place
of the conventional fuels is showing rapid growth because of the favourable
characteristics like better performance and time improved emission char-
acteristics. Present paper discusses about different available biofuels and
their effectiveness in replacing fossil fuels and also how they affect the
technological growth. Different works are compared to bring out the actual
scenario with respect to the performance, emission, availability, production
and preparation methods. It is observed that much effort is made by the stake
holders in order to see biofuels as a viable alternative and as a future fuel for
internal combustion engines. Performance improves slightly with the usage
of biofuels and reduced emission characteristics may be logical to observe.
But it may not be appreciable, considering the series of production processes
involved. It still requires lot of time to commercialize and produce biofuels in mass. Also, there have been constraints like the availability of raw materials
for the same. It is concluded that biofuels do play significant role in the days
to come provided there is much more effort from researchers to simplify the
technology in making biofuel as sustainable and cost effective with at least
comparable performance.
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