Investigation of exhaust emissions from a stationary diesel engine fuelled with biodiesel

This paper studied the production of waste cooking biodiesel as an alternative fuel for diesel engine. The biodiesel was produced through conventional transesterification process using the base catalyst (KOH). A multi-cylinder diesel engine was used to evaluate the emission of 20% (B20) waste cooking biodiesel fuel at different engine speeds and full load condition. It was found that the characteristics of biodiesel are within the limit of specified standards (American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM D6751) and comparable to diesel fuel. Engine emission results indicated that waste cooking biodiesel fuel sample reduces the average carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter (PM) emissions except nitrogen oxides (NOx) than diesel fuel. Finally, it can be concluded that 20% of waste cooking biodiesel can significantly contribute to lower the harmful emission of an unmodified stationary diesel engine to the environment. © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.