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- Title
Biodiesel Production Potential from Native Tehran Oil Crops Using GIS.
- Authors
Hajinezhad, Ahmad; Rahebi, Saeed; Abedi, Sepide
- Abstract
One of the main factors in the field of alternative fuel economy is the primary raw materials. Importing raw materials and preparation conditions for cultivation of non-native species require high expenditures. Using native species can reduce the production cost. Therefore in this paper, for the first time a comprehensive study of indigenous Tehran oil plants is presented. Three indigenous non-edible species, rapeseed, cotton and barley were selected due to their feasibility of producing biodiesel. The purpose of this study is to propel relevant policies in the country towards greater use of domestic raw materials and known potentials. The potential for biodiesel production from plant sources, in this region was studied using GIS software. The present paper describes the zoning map and identifies the potential map of producing biodiesel from indigenous plant sources in Tehran province. According to the map, concentration of biodiesel production is in the central and western cities of province. This map shows that 116806.8665 hectares with the greatest potential to produce biodiesel. Also we calculated the potential of biodiesel production from introduced species, considering the yield per hectare and their oil content. The results show that the potential of biodiesel production for the three species of rapeseed, cotton and barley are respectively 98117.77, 58403.43, 83516.91 tons in Tehran province. Non-edible rapeseed having the highest production potential has been introduced as a superior indigenous species for the future investments in biodiesel production in Tehran province.
- Subjects
BIODIESEL fuels; OILSEED plants; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; ENERGY economics; INDUSTRIAL costs
- Publication
Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6, p2303
- ISSN
2241-4487
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.48084/etasr.1589