Carbon balance implications of coconut biodiesel utilization in the Philippine automotive transport sector

• Main Authors: Tan, Raymond Girard R., Culaba, Alvin B., Purvis, Michael R. I.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2004
• Subjects: Biodiesel fuels > Philippines; Carbon dioxide mitigation > Philippines; Product life cycle; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2236; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/3235/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Carbon dioxide inventory implications of a biodiesel program in the Philippines are assessed. Biodiesel is assumed to be the methyl ester of coconut oil. Different scenarios for the use of agricultural residues as fuel for heat or power generation are analyzed. Reduction in net CO2 emissions are est...