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Tobacco seed oil as an alternative diesel fuel: Physical and chemical properties

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dc.contributor.author Giannelos, PN en
dc.contributor.author Zannikos, F en
dc.contributor.author Stournas, S en
dc.contributor.author Lois, E en
dc.contributor.author Anastopoulos, G en
dc.date.accessioned 2014-03-01T01:18:27Z
dc.date.available 2014-03-01T01:18:27Z
dc.date.issued 2002 en
dc.identifier.issn 0926-6690 en
dc.identifier.uri https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15015
dc.subject Fatty acid composition en
dc.subject Fuel properties en
dc.subject Physical properties en
dc.subject Solvent extraction en
dc.subject Tobacco seed oil en
dc.subject.classification Agricultural Engineering en
dc.subject.classification Agronomy en
dc.subject.other alternative fuel en
dc.subject.other tobacco en
dc.subject.other vegetable oil en
dc.subject.other Greece en
dc.subject.other Nicotiana tabacum en
dc.title Tobacco seed oil as an alternative diesel fuel: Physical and chemical properties en
heal.type journalArticle en
heal.identifier.primary 10.1016/S0926-6690(02)00002-X en
heal.identifier.secondary http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0926-6690(02)00002-X en
heal.language English en
heal.publicationDate 2002 en
heal.abstract Tobacco seed is a byproduct of tobacco leaves production in Greece. This oil seed was evaluated in the present study, as a renewable and potential source of energy. Successive tobacco seed oil extraction indicated that almost 38% of the seed was oil, The major constituents observed by GC analysis were linoleic acid (18:2), oleic acid (18:1) and palmitic acid (16:0). The physical, chemical and fuel related properties of tobacco seed oil were investigated in this work. These properties were comparable to those of other vegetable oils and to current European specifications for automotive diesel fuel. This study suggests that this non edible oil may be an appropriate substitute for diesel fuel. The environmental advantages of tobacco seed oil as a fuel can be exploited for specific niche markets such as inner city vehicles or tractors. On the other hand, tobacco seed oil as a fuel represents one possible hope for the future of EU tobacco agriculture. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. en
heal.publisher ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV en
heal.journalName Industrial Crops and Products en
dc.identifier.doi 10.1016/S0926-6690(02)00002-X en
dc.identifier.isi ISI:000176218300001 en
dc.identifier.volume 16 en
dc.identifier.issue 1 en
dc.identifier.spage 1 en
dc.identifier.epage 9 en


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