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Used frying oils/fats as a source of fuels for diesel engines

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Used frying oils/fats as a source of fuels for diesel engines


Funding origin:
Slovakia
Slovakia
STRIA Roadmaps:
Vehicle design and manufacturing (VDM)
Vehicle design and manufacturing
Low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT)
Low-emission alternative energy for transport
Transport mode:
Road
Road
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Passenger transport
Freight transport
Freight transport
Duration:
Start date: 01/01/2013,
End date: 01/12/2015

Status: Finished
Funding details:

Overview

Objectives:

Used frying oils/fats (UFO) can be applicable as fuels for standard diesel engines directly after treatment or after their chemical modification. UFO represent a perspective cheap and available source of natural triacylglycerols with considerable potential. Project consisted of scientific activities in two directions: 1. treatment of UFO to the quality of DIN 51 605 for direct combustion in diesel engine with adjusted fuel system, 2. catalytic cracking of UFO with the aim to obtain liquid product exhibiting similar characteristics to fossil diesel fuel at maximal yield after treatment. Increased acid value was solved. Horizontal vacuum evaporator with wiped film has been utilisable as reactor with wiped film for UFO cracking.

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