• B.Sai Ram Prasad
• Dr. B. Durga Prasad

The use of Nano additives in alternate fuels have been emerging day by day which results in lowering the emissions and thereby increasing performance characteristics. In the present study Cardanol oil is used as alternative fuel with cobalt oxide (Co3O4) as nano additive to achieve better performance and lower emissions. In this current investigation Cardanol bio diesel blends (B10, B20 and B30) are used with Cobalt oxide (Co3O4) as nano additive has been tested for performance and emission characteristics of Compression ignition engine. Biodiesel emits higher amounts of NOx Emission. In order to reduce NOx Emission Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) of 5%, 10%, 15% is employed. Finally the performance and emissions like NOx, HC, CO, CO2 with Exhaust gas recirculation are compared.

Cardanol, Biodiesel, and Exhaust gas recirculation

"EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON EFFECT OF EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) ON CARDANOL BIODIESEL BLEND WITH COBALT OXIDE AS NANO ADDITIVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no.248-254, October-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010030.pdf

"EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON EFFECT OF EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) ON CARDANOL BIODIESEL BLEND WITH COBALT OXIDE AS NANO ADDITIVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no. pp248-254, October-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010030.pdf