ARTICLE 2 BIOFUEL NOVEL METHOD 70th Birth Day trusciencetrutechnology Volume 2009-2010

BIOFUEL NOVEL METHOD
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Volume 2009-2010 of Professor Kotcherlakota lakshmi Narayana
Dated:26th Sunday July, 2009, Time 14:00PM

ARTICLE No.2

BIOFUEL:
SCIENCE EXHIBIT BY C. Sowjanya, T. Pavan, J. Ganga Raju, A. Kama Raju
Teacher and Guidance : Dwivedula RamPrasad
7-78, Rehabilitation colony, PMPalem, Visakhapatnam-41
AT THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE EXHIBITION, GOVT. QUEEN MARY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, VISAKHAPATNAM DURING 28th TO 30th, NOVEMBER 2008.

WHAT IS BIODIESEL?

Neatly burning another fuel is the biodiesel. Thrown away waste oils could be used to produce it. Method of production technique is known to western countries but is not known to Indians. There is no petrol in biodiesel. But biodiesel can be added to either to petrol or any other ignition oil it can be added. This way of blended bio fuel can be used to drive railway engines, tractors, scooters, and motors. Not toxic or poisonous in emission of fumes but combustion is possible in a natural way. It contains no sulphur.

Method of Producing Biodiesel:

Theme: Low cost liquid FUEL

(bio-ethanol,biomethonol from cellulose biomass by improving conversion techniques)

Fatty compounds or from vegetables one need to separate the glycerine, this process is known as transesterification. In our MVD High school, Dandu Bazar, Maharanipeta.P.O,Visakhapatnam-530002 in order to have this transesterification chemical process we have found out a novel method. Ordinarily in 100 litres of oil transesterification process employs 150-200 litres methanol, with 6-7 kilograms either potassium or sodium hydroxide as catalyst. According to our novel invention we use Tulasi (a sacred plant of India available in every Hindu household) juice, cow’s dung and waste biomaterials as catalysts. Also we have added manganese dioxide and ammonium chloride.
In four different test tubes, in our District Science and Technical Fair we have exhibited the methodology of production of biodiesel for the scientific analysis and knowledge of the students and the general public.

EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS REQUIRED:

Four test tubes, a test tube stand, cow’s dung (that gives the bio ignition material), Tulasi juice (which acts like methanol), Manganeese dioxide 0.05grams, Ammonium chloride 0.05grams, waste oil 50 grams. We have obtained brown, black, yellowish, and creamy type liquids with certain additives. Oils like groundnut,coconut,palm and refined oil have been used that displayed brown,creamy,black and yellow colors fo the produce.

Conclusion:

As per our novel method, in one day, about 80% biodiesel and 20% glycerol may be obtained. It burns when blended as a bio fuel with excessive oxygen. Therefore it is a perfect fuel. Our method reduces the costs of production by 20%.




Fig.1. Schematic drawing of the test tubes shown at the Science Exhibition held 28th-30th Nov.2008




Fig.2 Photo by kln,Four different oils gave four different colours of the biodiesel produced.