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

Giannelos, PN; Zannikos, F; Stournas, S; Lois, E; Anastopoulos, G

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