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INTRODUCING BIODIESEL FUEL INTO THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Tajana Krička
Marijan Andrašec
Julije Domac

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Biodiesel is an engine fuel that is produced from rapeseedoil by esterification with methanol having the properties that are comparable to petroleum diesel fuel. It can be used as blend with mineral diesel fuel.
Biofuels and especially biodiesel today represent the most valuable form of renewable energy sources. In majority of European countries biodiesel has privileged tax treatment. National economies are connecting agricultural production with energy production.
In Croatia, at present, there is no biodiesel production. Due to its favourable climate conditions, Croatia has significant potential for biodiesel production from rapeseedoil. Under the influence of modern movements in developed European countries and also based on the 18-month work in the frame of the National Energy Programme BIOEN (Programme of using energy from biomass and waste), and due to stimulative measures of the Croatian government, we could expect an increase of oilseed plants, especially rapeseed. Total demands of Croatian agricultural production on energy are 105.000 t of fuel without processing losses. In the case of using biodiesel as fuel, for the production of rapeseedoil of an equivalent amount one would need 120.000 hectares of arable land. The entire Croatian arable area is 1.632.750 hectares. In 1993, in Croatia were introduced new high-quality varieties of rapseed, the so called “00”-cultivars. With new “00”-varieties, yield was in average increased from 2.2 t/ha to 3.2 t/ha. The rough estimate of the potential demand on biodiesel in Croatia is at least 30000 t/y of rapeseedoil methylester.
Expected economic, social end ecological benefits on national level registered in other european countries should be achieved by establishing of domestic biodiesel production and by promoting the broad use of biodiesel. The first step will be on the test level, so that several regional projects for rapeseedoil production are in preparation, as well as an experimental plant for esterification. The use of biodiesel will be examined under real test run conditions. The Croatian government should establish fiscal and legal conditions which promote the production and use of rapeseedoil and biodiesel. Also a Croatian fuel quality standard for biodiesel should be established in accordance with European standards and directives.

Ključne riječi

rapeseed oil rapeseedoil methylester diesel engine engine efficiency exhaust gas and particulate emission

Hrčak ID:

10328

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/10328

Datum izdavanja:

29.6.2001.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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