A Review of Tropical Organic Materials for Biodiesel as a Substitute Energy Source in Internal Combustion Engines: A Viable Solution?

In this article, the most important publications on the subject are compiled to highlight the progress in biodiesel production from tropical cultivars, including energy and environmental potential, raw materials, and the advantages and disadvantages of this biofuel. A critical and objective review o...

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Published inEnergies (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 9; p. 3736
Main Authors Souza, Anderson Breno, Ochoa, Alvaro Antonio Villa, Costa, José Ângelo Peixoto da, Leite, Gustavo de Novaes Pires, Silva, Héber Claudius Nunes, Tómas, Andrezza Carolina Carneiro, Barbosa, David Campos, Michima, Paula Suemy Arruda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 27.04.2023
Subjects
Agricultural production
Alternative energy
biodiesel
Biodiesel fuels
Biofuels
Biomass energy
Boolean
Combustion
Energy industry
Engines
Force and energy
Industrial development
Internal combustion engines
Keywords
Nanoparticles
Public policy
Raw materials
Sulfur content
tropical cultivars
Brazil
Malaysia
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Summary:In this article, the most important publications on the subject are compiled to highlight the progress in biodiesel production from tropical cultivars, including energy and environmental potential, raw materials, and the advantages and disadvantages of this biofuel. A critical and objective review of biodiesel production as an alternative fuel for power generation systems and its importance in the energy matrix was conducted. A survey of real applications, new computational and experimental trends, and proposals in internal combustion engines employing organic biofuel was performed. The main findings were as follows: (i) there is the possibility of integration and support in the energy matrix of different countries, as well as the competing with and complementing, energetically, other renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind; (ii) Jatropha curcas, sunflowers, soybean, Moringa oleifera, palm, cottonseed, castor, rubber seed, and coconut are tropical cultivars used to obtained oils into biodiesel; (iii) the findings can be utilized as a theoretical basis for future policies influencing the energy sector through regulatory measures.
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ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en16093736