1South India Sugar Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
2Dept. of Sugar Technology, SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology Nanded, Maharashtra.
†Paper presented at 4th International Biofuels Conference, Feb. 1–2, 2007, New Delhi, Organized by Winrock International India.
In this article, the authors have studied a new non-edible oil source for the production of biodiesel. The seeds of Pinari trees (Sterculia foetida Linn.) are found to contain non-edible oil in the range of 30–35 percent. The oil extracted from the seeds was analyzed for the biodiesel characteristics after transesterification and was found suitable as a biodiesel. The details of the plant, extraction of oil, analysis of raw oil, transesterification, use of biodiesel in the internal combustion engine and its performance are studied in detail and discussed.
