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Seminar On Coconut Oil As Fuel Substitute
Seminar On Coconut Oil As Fuel Substitute
By
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
University of
Technology
University of Papua
New Guinea
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
• Government: Commonwealth:
• Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II
– Governor General: Queen’s Representative
– Prime Minister
• Area: 462,840-km2 (≈ 179,000-sq miles)
• Population: About 5.29-Million
– Average annual growth rate: 2.3%
• Languages: 867 Distinct Native Languages
– Official Languages for Communication:
• English, Tok Pisin and Motu
• Literacy Rate: 66%
• Religion: More than 70% are Christians and
other 30% are indigenous.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
• Economic Summary:
– Monetary Unit: Kina (K), K1.00 = $0.294
– GDP/PPP: $11.6 Billion; $2,650 per Capita
– Agriculture: Coffee, Coconuts, Palm Oil, Palm Kernels, Cocoa,
Tea, Rubber, Sweet Potatoes, Fruits, Vegetables, Poultry, Pork,
Sugar, Vanilla
– Natural Resources: Copper, Gold, Silver, Timber, Natural Gas,
Oil & Fisheries.
– Exports: About $1.8 Billion: Oil, Gold, Copper Ore, Coffee, Palm
Oil, Copra (50,000 – 60,000 Tonnes/yr), Coconut Oil (40,000 –
50,000 Tonnes/yr) Timber, Crayfish, Prawns, Cocoa, Sugar.
– Imports: About $1.1 Billion (Food, Machinery, Transport
Equipment, Fuels (11.2% of total imports), Chemical,
Consumer Goods).
– Major Trading Partners: Australia, U.K., Japan, Singapore, New
Zealand, USA, South Korea, Germany.
– Inflation: 6%
Papua New Guinea’s Oil Seed Commodities (2000 – 2002)
Petroleum
Diesel 45.3 Gross 45 - 55 4 @ 40°C -9 - -
Coconut
Oil 42.0 Gross 60 20 @ 40°C 24 10 268
Rapeseed
Oil 39.7 Gross 38 37 @ 40°C -10 125 175
Soybean
Oil 39.6 37.9 33 @ 40°C -16 130 191
Linseed
Oil 39.7 - 29 @ 40°C -24 179 190
IMPORTANT PHYSICAL AND
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF
VEGETABLE OIL
• Specific Energy – indication of the • Solidification Point – indication of
fuel’s energy released when it is the temperature at which the fuel
burned. Coconut oil’s energy (42 will turn solid. Coconut oil’s
MJ/kg) is more or less equivalent solidification point (25°C) is at
to Petroleum Diesel. room temperature.
• Cetane Number (CN) – indication • Iodine Value (IV) – indication of
of the fuel’s willingness to ignite the ability of the fuel to polymerize
when it gets compressed. Coconut due to the fuels’ degree of bonds
oil’s CN (60) is the highest. available. Coconut oil’s IV (10) is
• Viscosity – indication of the fuel’s the lowest among all the fuel so it
ability to atomize in the injector can be used directly in the engines
system. Coconut oil’s viscosity is without modification.
comparable with other oils but • Saponification Value (SV) –
much more than petroleum diesel. indication of the fuel’s ability to
Higher viscosity will cause poor vaporize and atomize due to the
volitization of the fuel. fuels carbon chains. Coconut oil
has the highest SV (268) which will
ignite more quickly than others.
IMPROVING COCONUT OIL
PROPERTIES
• To manufacture BIODIESEL from coconut oil to
improve its properties using the technology that
is already being available for other vegetable
oils such as soybean, rapeseed etc.
• BIODIESEL – Can be produced by chemically
reacting coconut oil with an alcohol (methanol or
ethanol) in the presence of a catalyst (sodium or
potassium hydroxide) to yield:
– Biodiesel (Methyl or Ethyl Esters):
• Diesel fuel substitute that can be used in diesel engines with
NO engine modifications. It can be used in its pure form or
blended with petroleum diesel.
– Glycerin:
• It is used in a number of commercial products including soap,
detergents, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals etc.
BENEFITS FOR USING
BIODIESEL IN PNG & THE
SOUTH PACIFIC
• Revitalize existing coconut farms by providing demand for coconut
oil which will lead to an expansion of production.
• Stabilize the income from coconut production.
• Development of new industries:
– Biodiesel Production
– Glycerine Production, later refining of Glycerine.
– Providing Biodiesel Training Opportunities
– Provide Biodiesel supplies – Methanol & Catalysts etc.
• Decrease balance of trade payments – Reverse balance of trade
payments.
– Reduction in the imported fuel
• Provide energy security (Biodiesel is natural renewable energy
source)
• Provide safe environment:
– Biodegradable
– Significantly less air pollution (even smells nice!)
CONCLUSIONS
• To Investigate the possibility of using Coconut
Biodiesel as an alternate fuel substitute for diesel
engines:
– Determination of physical & chemical characteristics or
properties of coconut oil and coconut biodiesel including blends.
– Perform actual engine testing using coconut biodiesel including
blends and determine:
• Engine performance characteristics
• Emission characteristics
• Analysis of products of combustion
• Cold condition performance
Characteristics
• Effects on the engine:
– Wear and reliability of the engine
• Lubrication oil assessment
• Etc.