According to media reports here, Maria Adam, who is in charge of this research, said that the seed oil of this plant called egusi is relatively light, so it can be added to gasoline and diesel as a biofuel.

The research shows that the oil has the advantages of low fatty acid content, easy solubility and fast combustion speed. When added to gasoline or diesel oil, it can save 20% of gasoline cost or 10% of diesel oil cost. If the international oil price continues to climb, the cost savings can be even higher.

In addition, this plant is easy to grow, and it only takes three months to mature, so this oil is a more economical biofuel compared with palm oil which is planted and produced on a large scale in Malaysia.

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Biodiesel is a typical "green energy", which has the characteristics of good environmental protection, good engine starting performance, good fuel performance, wide source of raw materials, renewable and so on.

In recent years, many studies have confirmed that after burning biodiesel, whether it is a small or light diesel engine, a large or heavy diesel engine or a tractor, hydrocarbons, particulate matter, CO and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are reduced by 55%~60%, 20%~50%, 45% and 75%~85% respectively.

Biodiesel refers to fatty acid methyl ester or ethyl ester formed by transesterification of vegetable oil (such as rapeseed oil, soybean oil, peanut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, etc.). ), animal oil (such as fish oil, lard, butter, sheep oil, etc. ), gutter oil or microbial oil is added with methanol or ethanol.

Vegetable oils and animal fats of fatty glycerides (triglycerides) with certain structural symbols are usually used as raw materials for biodiesel.

China Economic Net-Malaysian found a vegetable oil as biofuel.

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