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Worldwide, biodiesel has proved promising to a larger extent amid growing concerns about energy demand and environmental pollution. However, from the key perspectives as a supplementary or substitute fuel, it has generated many more debates and the industries yet to accept the derived fuel positively. In this paper, the popular Jatropha biodiesel blends from the key perspectives as a renewable diesel fuel additive is explored. Three different lower biodiesel concentration blends (B2, B5, and B10) have been prepared using eggshell-derived CaO as base catalyst and tested in a single cylinder four strokes variable compression ratio diesel engine having power output of 3.5 kW. Lower proportion of Jatropha biodiesel blends not only reduced pollutant emissions but also improved performance of the diesel engine. |
