Abstract
Although vegetable oils have been used as an energy source for centuries, they were used almost exclusively in oil lamps. Their value as a foodstuff and the availability and low price of mineral oil had for a long time kept them from being seriously considered as a potential energy source. Now, owing to the increasing cost of fossil fuel, particularly oil, and increasing industrial energy consumption, as well as the negative impact of fossil fuel use on the environment, there is interest in a number of alternative energy sources, including vegetable oils. The discussion in this paper focuses on the use of untreated vegetable oils, particularly rapeseed oil. The energy potential of rapeseed oil is explored first. Then, conditions under which the use of oil crops as an energy source is feasible are briefly discussed; two concepts for decentralized oil-seed processing are described and, finally, future possibilities for use of vegetable oils as a fuel source are reviewed. (author) 5 refs, 4 figs, 4 tabs
Boerner, G;
Schoenefeldt, J;
Mehring, I
[1]
- OeHMI Forschung und Ingenieurtechnik GmbH, Magdeburg (Germany)
Citation Formats
Boerner, G, Schoenefeldt, J, and Mehring, I.
Oil crops: requirements and possibilities for their utilization as an energy source.
UNIDO: N. p.,
1995.
Web.
Boerner, G, Schoenefeldt, J, & Mehring, I.
Oil crops: requirements and possibilities for their utilization as an energy source.
UNIDO.
Boerner, G, Schoenefeldt, J, and Mehring, I.
1995.
"Oil crops: requirements and possibilities for their utilization as an energy source."
UNIDO.
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title = {Oil crops: requirements and possibilities for their utilization as an energy source}
author = {Boerner, G, Schoenefeldt, J, and Mehring, I}
abstractNote = {Although vegetable oils have been used as an energy source for centuries, they were used almost exclusively in oil lamps. Their value as a foodstuff and the availability and low price of mineral oil had for a long time kept them from being seriously considered as a potential energy source. Now, owing to the increasing cost of fossil fuel, particularly oil, and increasing industrial energy consumption, as well as the negative impact of fossil fuel use on the environment, there is interest in a number of alternative energy sources, including vegetable oils. The discussion in this paper focuses on the use of untreated vegetable oils, particularly rapeseed oil. The energy potential of rapeseed oil is explored first. Then, conditions under which the use of oil crops as an energy source is feasible are briefly discussed; two concepts for decentralized oil-seed processing are described and, finally, future possibilities for use of vegetable oils as a fuel source are reviewed. (author) 5 refs, 4 figs, 4 tabs}
place = {UNIDO}
year = {1995}
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}
title = {Oil crops: requirements and possibilities for their utilization as an energy source}
author = {Boerner, G, Schoenefeldt, J, and Mehring, I}
abstractNote = {Although vegetable oils have been used as an energy source for centuries, they were used almost exclusively in oil lamps. Their value as a foodstuff and the availability and low price of mineral oil had for a long time kept them from being seriously considered as a potential energy source. Now, owing to the increasing cost of fossil fuel, particularly oil, and increasing industrial energy consumption, as well as the negative impact of fossil fuel use on the environment, there is interest in a number of alternative energy sources, including vegetable oils. The discussion in this paper focuses on the use of untreated vegetable oils, particularly rapeseed oil. The energy potential of rapeseed oil is explored first. Then, conditions under which the use of oil crops as an energy source is feasible are briefly discussed; two concepts for decentralized oil-seed processing are described and, finally, future possibilities for use of vegetable oils as a fuel source are reviewed. (author) 5 refs, 4 figs, 4 tabs}
place = {UNIDO}
year = {1995}
month = {Dec}
}