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Pure plant oil

Vegetable oil can replace diesel but it cannot be mixed with conventional diesel. Engine modifications are required. Modified engines can still use conventional fossil diesel.

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Bericht 2005/2006, Union fur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) [pdf, 1,72 Mb] - 2006/09
 

Summary:  This annual document of the Union fur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) gives an overview of UFOPs activities. Some items are specifically focused on growers and users of oils and seeds ... continued

Netherlands oilseeds and products, Dutch palm oil imports are expected to surge, Flach, B. [pdf, 23 Kb] - 2005/06
 

Summary:  Short report on Dutch activity in palm oil by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.
For the Netherlands, the palm oil import for food purposes is expected to rise from 1.2 ... continued

The Road to Pure Plant Oil?, CE [pdf, 727 Kb] - 2005/06
 

Summary:  Pure Plant Oil (PPO) is currently being seen as an important alternative for fossil fuels. In its report entitled On (the) road with plant oil, SenterNovem aims to provide a better insight into aspects ... continued

Op (de) weg met plantenolie, CE (Dutch) [pdf, 654 Kb] - 2005/06
 

Summary:  Pure Plant Oil (PPO) is currently being seen as an important alternative for fossil fuels. In its report entitled On (the) road with plant oil, SenterNovem aims to provide a better insight into aspects ... continued

France oilseeds and products, French Biofuel production booms, Hénard, MC. [pdf, 2,28 Mb] - 2005/01
 

Summary:  Short report on French activity in rape seed by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. France has adopted more ambitious objectives with regard to biofuels than the EU. Financial incentives have been ... continued

Biodiesel II - or vegetable oil, Billen J, Van Nuijsenburg M, Oomen A, Reniers J, Schmeits J, Van Wezel R.
[pdf, 4,51 Mb] - 2004/02
 

Summary:  Jatropha oil and Jatropha derived biodiesel were evaluated as sustainable fuels for third world countries. The chemical process from vegetable oil to biodiesel is very energy consuming, and it is not sure ... continued

International competitiveness of soybean, rapeseed and palm oil production in major producing regions, Parkhomenko [pdf, 12,13 Mb] - 2004
 

Summary:  International competitiveness does not only result from production costs but also depends on the framework conditions and policies in a specific country and region. Besides an extensive analysis of the ... continued

Final report of test program to evaluate emission performance of vegetable oil evaluation in 2 light duty diesel trucks., Lance, D. and Anderson, J. [pdf, 2,11 Mb] - 2003/11
 

Summary:  The UK department for transport issued this study by Ricardo in which two euro-II compliant kit-converted vehicles, a 1.9 L VW Passat and a 1.5 L Peugeot 106, were run on baseline UK marketplace ... continued

Pure Plant Oil: Clean Engine Fuel Today & Tomorrow, Niels Anso and Jacob Bugg, Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, Denmark [pdf, 704 Kb] - 2001/08
 

Summary:  This article, published in Sustainable Energy news, no 34/08 2001 gives a positive view about the production of fuels from pure plant oil. So far, the success has been limited outside Germany but the ... continued

Executive summary for the European union report, Melvyn Askew, IENICA [pdf, 154 Kb] - 2001
 

Summary:  The different possibilities for the use of non-food crops. continued

Equipment for decentralised cold pressing of oil seeds, Erik Ferchau, Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, Denmark [pdf, 911 Kb] - 2000/11
 

Summary:  This report gives advice in finding the right equipment for producing protein-rich press-cake and pure cold pressed plant oil and considers important process parameters. continued

Non official emission test of VW Lupo 1.2 PDI, 3L, Folke Center [pdf, 308 Kb] - 2000
 

Summary:  Short document containing the measurement results of a kit-converted VW Lupo 1.2 PDI 3L vehicle. Emissions were measured with and without the kit-conversion on diesel fuel with 430ppm ... continued

Waste Vegetable Oil As A Diesel Replacement Fuel, Phillip Calais and AR (Tony) Clark Murdoch University, Perth, Australia and Western Australian Renewable Fuels Association Inc. [pdf, 305 Kb] - 1999
 

Summary:  This paper discusses the use of waste vegetable and animal oils and fats as unmodified fuels in compression ignition engines. Many vegetable and animal oils can be used as diesel replacement fuels. ... continued

Closing carbon cycles, Martin Patel, Universteit Utrecht [pdf, 49 Kb] - 1999
 

Summary:  This thesis analyses the production, use and waste management of synthetic organic materials. The main research questions are to determine, how much the production and waste management of ... continued

Advanced Combustion Research for Energy from Vegetable Oils (ACREVO), Laboratoire de Combustion et Systemes Reactifs, Orleans (France) [pdf, 55 Kb] - 1998
 

Summary:  This report from the European Advanced Combustion Research for Energy from Vegetable Oils (ACREVO) is a study of the use of straight vegetable oil as diesel fuel. It investigates the burning char... continued

Most recent change | 25-09-2008