7. biodiesel situation in india

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Dr. Onkar S. Tyagi

Indian Institute of Petroleum

[email protected]

APEC Workshop on Establishment of the Guidelines for the

Development of Biodiesel Standards in the APEC RegionThe Howard Plaza Hotel

Chinese Taipei

16-18 July 2008


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Government policies & initiatives

Biofuel policy

Development of following alternate fuels for

transport sector:

- Ethanol (to supplement gasoline)

- Biodiesel (to supplement diesel)


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Biodiesel policy:

Focus on short-term blending of FAME of non-

edible oil (Jatropha) in petro diesel:

5% by 2012, and

10% by 2017.


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Targets & strategy for biodiesel

Production of 3.35 MMT biodiesel for B5 blended fuel

by 2012 and 7-8 MMT for B10 by 2017.

Jatropha plantation on marginal land.

Framing supportive legal & policy framework.

Framing comprehensive national policy on biofuel.


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Detail biodiesel specificationsCharacteristic with unit U.S. EU India IS15607:2005

Ester content mass% BBBB >96.5 96.5 (min) by GC

Density kg/m3 BBBB 0.86-0.9 0.86-0.9 ASTM D-4052

Viscosity mm2/s 1.9-6.0 3.5-5.0 2.5-6.0 ASTM D-445

Flash point ==== >130 >120 120 (min) IP-170Sulfur content mg/kg


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Detail biodiesel specifications

U.S. EU India IS15607:2005

Methyl linolenate mass% BBBB


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Major concerns of vehicle manufacturers

regarding biodiesel quality:

Oxidation stabilityContamination

Presence of mono-, di- & tri-glycerides

Presence of metals Acid number

Viscosity

Calorific value Water content

Iodine value


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Possible revisions in biodiesel standards:

Acceptance ofEuropean standard EN 14214 as the

standard for FAME (blend stock), and EN 590 for dieselfuel.

Up gradation of Indian Standards to European Standards

for meeting new Euro emission norms.

Inclusion of individual organic acids (formic, acetic

and propionic acid) content & oxidation stability criteria

for prevention of metal tank corrosion.

Incorporation of lubricity and sediments related

specifications.


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Special issues

Technical acceptability of biodiesel from varied sources of non-edible oils compared to biodiesel from conventional edible oils.

Systematic comparison of biodiesel from Jatropha seed oil with thatfrom other non-edible oils with reference to their fuel characteristics,toxicity, health effects and life cycle analysis.

Conducting field trials on the effect of properties like cetane

number, distillation characteristics, specific gravity, aromatics &oxygen content and cloud point ,on engines performance.

Evaluation and impact of additives in Biodiesel.

Applicability of existing test methods to biodiesel testing.

Appropriate certified reference materials for biodiesel fuels.

Accreditation of producers, marketers & test laboratories.


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Important field trials:

B10 biodiesel fuel (BDF) from Jatropha used in

locomotive (Indian Railways) running between New Delhi& Amritsar.

Daimler-Chrysler India completed road trials of C-Class

Mercedes-Benz cars on B100 over 5900 km (April-May

2004) under hot & humid conditions in India.


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Ensuring wider acceptability of Indianbiodiesel standards

Standards to be backed by adequate number ofaccredited testing laboratories equipped with all

essential test facilities in IS:15607.

Engine performance studies with biodiesel from non-edible oils of Indian origin.

Establishment of feedback loop consisting of engine

builders, user experience and testing laboratories.

Establishment of traceability of test results.


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Thank you

Indian Institute of Petroleum(Council for Scientific & Industrial Research)

P.O. IIP Mohkampur,

Dehradun-248005 (India)

Web: www.iip.res.in

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