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Characterising vehicle emissions from the burning of biodiesel made from vegetable oil

Zou, Linda and Atkinson, Steven 2003, Characterising vehicle emissions from the burning of biodiesel made from vegetable oil, Environmental technology, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 1253-1260.

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Title Characterising vehicle emissions from the burning of biodiesel made from vegetable oil
Author(s) Zou, Linda
Atkinson, Steven
Journal name Environmental technology
Volume number 24
Issue number 10
Start page 1253
End page 1260
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Place of publication Abingdon, England
Publication date 2003-10
ISSN 0959-3330
1479-487X
Keyword(s) Biotechnology
environment & the developing world
environmental engineering
Summary Biodiesel manufactured from canola oil was blended with diesel and used as fuel in two diesel vehicles. This study aimed to test the emissions of diesel engines using blends of 100%, 80%, 60%, 40% , 20% biodiesel and 100% petroleum diesel, and characterise the particulate matter and gaseous emissions, with particular attention to levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) which are harmful to humans. A real time dust monitor was also used to monitor the continuous dust emissions during the entire testing cycle. The ECE(Euro 2) drive cycle was used for all emission tests. It was found that the particle concentration was up to 33% less when the engine burnt 100% biodiesel, compared to 100% diesel. Particle emission reduced with increased percentages of biodiesel in the fuel blends. Reductions of NOx, HC and CO were limited to about 10% when biodiesel was burned. Levels of CO2 emissions from the use of biodiesel and diesel were similar. Eighteen EPA priority PAHs were targeted, with only 6 species detected in the gaseous phase from the samples . 9 PAHs were detected in particulate phases at much lower levels than gaseous PAHs. Some marked reductions were observed for less toxic gaseous PAHs such as naphthalene when burning 100% biodiesel, but the particulate PAH emissions, which have more implications to adverse health effects, were virtually unchanged and did not show a statistically significant reduction. These findings are useful to gain an understanding of the emissions and environmental impacts of biodiesel.
Language eng
Field of Research 050299 Environmental Science and Management not elsewhere classified
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2003, Selper Ltd
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30002000

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