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Abstract: Biodiesel is produced by esterification process. It is a reaction of methanol and coconut oil that gives an almost 100 percent conversion of coco methyl ester or CME. This study compared the emission of petroleum diesel and Coconut Methyl Ester or coco-biodiesel andi t resluted to a decrease of CO emission by 83.55%; NO by 50.55%; NO2 by 60.45%; SO2 by 74.84%. Although the test was limited to two engines; it gives the researcher a convincing result similar with other studies conducted by US National Biodiesel Board (NBB) where they used soy bean oil and rapessed oil in Europe. The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 iterates a very low concentration of emission allowable for every running vehicle starting 2003. The implementation of the act can catalyze the use of biodiesel as additives or alternative fuel. Finally the project was able to establish that coco-biodiesel is at par with soya, rapeseed, and other vegetable based biodiesel being used in the USA, Europe, Australia and other parts of the world. The study recommend massive information for the use of biodiesel as an alternative to a safer environment.

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Source Institution	Ateneo de Davao University
Unit	Engineering and Architecture
Authors	Ouano, Joel S.
Page Count	1
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	March 3, 2003
Tags	Biodiesel fuels, Dissertations, Environmental aspects.

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