Indian Scientists Turn Coconut Oil into Biofuel
February 18, 2015http://gulftoday.ae/portal/4c1be5b8-0423-45e5-9615-38a6c2ce8dfe.aspx
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Scientists from the SCMS Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research and Development and the SCMS School of Engineering and Technology in Kochi, India have approached the union government to commercialize their biofuel from coconut oil. They have used the biofuels to run their diesel pick-up truck for the past year.
"We purchased this brand new vehicle a year back. By now, it has done 20,000 km and has proved beyond doubt that coconut oil can replace diesel. We can provide this product at 0.40 Rupees a litre," said C. Mohankumar, the head of a team of six scientists. "The emission levels are lower than other forms of biodiesel, making it a very eco-friendly product too," he added.
They also mentioned five other by-products of their biofuels, including husk, coconut shells, coconut water, glycerol and "cake" which can be used as cattle feed. The study was published in the December 2014 issue of the journal ‘Fuel'.
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