| Author | Mourya, Gatti Chaitanya |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ET-17-17 |
| Subject(s) | Biodiesel fuels--India--Kakinada Jatropha
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Energy |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | With the increase in the economy of the India the demand for the energy is also increasing at a brisk pace. The energy consumption is mainly due to the transport, power and industrial sectors, which mainly depends on the use of fossil fuels. The global concern about the use of fossil fuels made a way for the alternative energy sources. The fossil fuel consumption in the transportation sector plays a vital role for the climate change in India. An alternative fuel must be replaced with the fossil fuels in this concern. The fuel selected should be available in all regions and should have the properties that are similar to the petroleum products. The alternative fuels should be eco-friendly and should produce less GHG emissions in its end-use. In this place the use of the biodiesel was found to be the best possible way to replace the diesel fuel. Andhra Pradesh is the eight largest state in India with a geographical area of around 18.6Mha. Jatropha was selected as a potential feedstock to produce biodiesel by the Government of India. Jatropha can be grown in the waste and barren lands. There are lot of wastelands that are available in Andhra Pradesh. Out of the total geographical area the land that is suitable for the cultivation of jatropha is 4.2Mha. The state of Andhra Pradesh has very high potential of 1.7 Mt and 8.3Mt with an average yield of 1.5t/ha and 5.7 t/ha respectively. The main objective of the study is to identify the different technologies available to produce biodiesel and carry out full chain energy-economic analysis of the process. The results of the energy analysis and economic analysis are analysed among the technologies for biodiesel production. The energy analysis of biodiesel production from jatropha found that the Net energy ratio to produce biodiesel from jatropha is 2.06 for mechanical stirring, 2.26 for microwave irradiation and 2.24 for ultrasonic cavitation technologies. The high net energy ratio for the microwave irradiation technology implies that it is the best suitable technology for biodiesel production. The economic analysis found that the cost of the producing one litre of biodiesel from jatropha without profit revenue is i) 0.87USD or ₹57 for mechanical stirring, ii) 0.8USD or ₹53.4 for microwave irradiation and iii) 0.84USD or ₹55.1 for ultrasonic irradiation technologies inclusive of the Excise duty Tax. The best technology to produce biodiesel from jatropha in energy and economic terms is microwave irradiation. |
| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Salam, Abdul P.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kumar, Sivanappan;Singh, Jai Govind; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2017 |