Research Article
RETRACTED: Environmental Effect of Zinc Oxide Metal Nano Additives in Microalgae Biodiesel in Diesel Engine
Table 1
Properties of different fuel blends.
| S. no | Properties | Diesel (D100) | Algae methyl ester (B20) | B20+50 ppm of ZnO | B20+100 ppm of ZnO |
| 1 | Kinetic viscosity, cSt | 5.6 | 6 | 6.12 | 6.18 | 2 | Density, kg/m3 | 890 | 888 | 893 | 896 | 3 | Calorific value, MJ/kg | 39.5 | 40 | 41 | 41.6 | 4 | Flashpoint, °C | 96 | 92 | 128 | 137 | 5 | Fire point, °C | 115 | 118 | 136 | 151 |
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