Fuel properties of cottonseed oil

Citation
F. Karaosmanoglu et al., Fuel properties of cottonseed oil, ENERG SOURC, 21(9), 1999, pp. 821-828
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Engineering & Energy
Journal title
ENERGY SOURCES
ISSN journal
00908312 → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
821 - 828
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-8312(199911)21:9<821:FPOCO>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The use of vegetable oils as fitel alternatives has an exceptional importan ce in the field of research. In this study, evaluation possibilities of cot tonseed oil have been investigated as an alternative candidate for diesel f uel and fuel oil, The fuel property tests were performed according to stand ard analysis methods for oil and fuel. An overall evaluation of the reszllt s indicates that cottonseed oil can be proposed as a possible green substit ute for fuel biofuel, biomass.