Nano Enhanced Palmyra Palm Biodiesel for Improved Performance and Emission Control
J. Environ. Nanotechnol., Volume 13, No 4 (2024) pp. 63-71
Abstract
This research article describes an experimental study on the combustion characteristics of biodiesel produced from palmyra palm with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) blended with the diesel fuel in a single cylinder, four stroke, water cooled diesel engine equipped with direct injection system which assists in measuring the performance of the engine precisely and its emissions. The work is based on palmyra palm biodiesel mixes of 20% and 40% with MWCNTs at 50 and 100 ppm at distinct engine load of 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. The information highlighted the fact that brake thermal efficiency is almost similar to diesel while specific fuel consumption (SFC) reduced by about 18.46% & exhaust gases like CO, HC and smoke were also observed to have been reduced to a maximum of 25.21%, 21.62% and 19.15% respectively at the same time NOx was increased by 27.54% compared to neat diesel fuel. The results presented in this study show that the incorporation of MWCNTs in palmyra palm biodiesel increases combustion efficiency, resulting in lowered emission and increased performance.
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