Application of thermogravimetric analysis to the renewable energy sources is a novel
study and it has been becoming attractive by the researchers in recent years. In this
thesis, thermal and kinetic properties of biodiesel as new energy source, diesel and
canola oil have been analyzed by using very popular thermogravimetric analysis
methods which are / Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetry
(TGA/DTG). The main aim of the study is to observe the combustion and pyrolysis
behaviour of methanol route biodiesel and diesel blends at different blending rates.
Additionally, combustion and pyrolysis behaviour of canola oil, the origin of biodiesel
have been analysed to observe the transesterification reaction effect on biodiesel.
Therefore, biodiesel, diesel, canola oil and blends of diesel and biodiesel at different
percentages are exposed to isothermal heating under nitrogen and air atmosphere with a
constant heating rate of 5, 10 and 15
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612460/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 September 2010 |
| Creators | Topa, Ece Hatice |
| Contributors | Kok, Mustafa Versan |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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