Obtención y uso del aceite de cáscara de limón como una nueva fuente de energía alternativa renovable para motores diésel

Abstract

In the following thesis project, oil was obtained from the lemon peel as a new source of renewable energy for diesel engines, the same one that would become biodiesel to reduce gas emissions in these types of vehicles. The project was carried out in a laboratory, three liters of oil were obtained from 300kg of lemon peel through physical-chemical processes, where it was implemented the steam drag technique. This oil was evaluated and analyzed to know its performance, flash point, density, and viscosity. After studying and obtaining the results of each one of these tests, this oil was mixed with the fuel for its respective tests in the dynamometer and opacimeter. This analysis was carried out in the test vehicle, and developed in three stages; the first test without any mixture of oil, the second with the oil-diesel fuel mixture of 10% oil and 90% diesel, the third and last mixture of 20% oil and 80% diesel fuel. In the same way, these tests were carried out in the gas analyzer (opacimeter) to know their contamination levels in the three conditions already mentioned above. It was concluded that, among the three tests carried out, the test with 20% oil and 80% conventional diesel obtained the best result improving torque, power, and reducing the pollution levels of the vehicle in which it was tested. It is recommended to use this new biofuel at a 20% blend as it showed the best performance in the vehicle.