There has been a world wide interest in searching for alternatives to petroleum derived fuels due to their depletion as well as due to the concern for the environment. Vegetable oils have capability to solve this problem be cause they are renewable and lead to reduction in environmental pollution. Biodiesel developed from non-edible oils promise to be a very important prospective alternative fuel for diesel engines in India. But, the availability of non-edible based biodiesel in the market is very low. To overcome this issue an attempt has been made in this paper to study the application of mixed biodiesel (Methyl ester of Jatropha, Pongamia, Mahua and Neem Seed Oil) in CI Engines, by comparing its performance and emissions characteristics with petrodiesel. Results revealed that comparable performance and emission characteristics with that of pure diesel operation.
Biodiesel, Jatropha, Pongamia, Mahua and Neem Seed Oil, Transesterification
