Development of a biofuel lamp and its comparison with a kerosene lamp

An attempt has been made to explore the suitability of crude Jatropha curcas seed oil (biofuel) as a fuel in substituting fully one of the important petroleum products like Kerosene. Expeller is used for the extraction of oil which is further filtered. This crude oil has a very high viscosity and, a...

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Main Authors: N. Chakraborty, S.C. Sarkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Energy in Southern Africa
Online Access:https://journals.assaf.org.za/jesa/article/view/3325