TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC HÀNG HẢI VIỆT NAM

VIETNAM MARITIME UNIVERSITY

Potential application on on-line blending diesel oil with vegetable oil for Vietnamese fleet

In Vietnam, bio-fuel has been studied and attracted attention of scientists under the concrete support policy from government. Although general diesel engines and especially marine diesel engines are one of main energy consumption factors and influent to environmental pollution, but bio-fuel has been still in theory researches or reached to small production. It leads to very few or nearly empty application of biodiesel in maritime field. Currently, biodiesel has been imported always and it results in high cost in use.