Assessment of Salicylic Acid in Castor Oil Content Increase in Emissions of Its Biodiesel Blends

Luis Armando Galván-Camacho, Ana Angélica Feregrino-Pérez, Francisco Javier De Moure-Flores, Luis Alberto Morales-Hernández, Juan Campos-Guillen, José Alberto Rodríguez-Morales, Antonio Flores-Macias, Diana Laura Quezada-Morales, Carlos Eduardo Zavala-Gómez () and Miguel Angel Ramos-López ()
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Luis Armando Galván-Camacho: Faculty of Chemistry, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Colonia Las Campanas, C.U., Autonomous University of Queretaro, Santiago de Queretaro 76010, Mexico
Ana Angélica Feregrino-Pérez: Faculty of Engineering, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Colonia Las Campanas, C.P., Autonomous University of Queretaro, Santiago de Queretaro 76010, Mexico
Francisco Javier De Moure-Flores: Faculty of Chemistry, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Colonia Las Campanas, C.U., Autonomous University of Queretaro, Santiago de Queretaro 76010, Mexico
Luis Alberto Morales-Hernández: Faculty of Engineering, Río Moctezuma 249, Col. San Cayetano, Autonomous University of Querétaro, San Juan del Río 76806, Mexico
Juan Campos-Guillen: Faculty of Chemistry, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Colonia Las Campanas, C.U., Autonomous University of Queretaro, Santiago de Queretaro 76010, Mexico
José Alberto Rodríguez-Morales: Faculty of Engineering, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Colonia Las Campanas, C.P., Autonomous University of Queretaro, Santiago de Queretaro 76010, Mexico
Antonio Flores-Macias: Department of Agricultural and Animal Production, Autonomous Metropolitan University-Xochimilco, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Mexico City 04960, Mexico
Diana Laura Quezada-Morales: Faculty of Chemistry, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Colonia Las Campanas, C.U., Autonomous University of Queretaro, Santiago de Queretaro 76010, Mexico
Carlos Eduardo Zavala-Gómez: Faculty of Engineering, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Colonia Las Campanas, C.P., Autonomous University of Queretaro, Santiago de Queretaro 76010, Mexico
Miguel Angel Ramos-López: Faculty of Chemistry, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Colonia Las Campanas, C.U., Autonomous University of Queretaro, Santiago de Queretaro 76010, Mexico

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 24, 1-12

Abstract: Ricinus communis is a species distributed worldwide. Its seeds are used to produce castor oil, which can be used for the production of biofuels; yield improvement can be achieved with elicitors that are substances of biological origin that can induce increased productivity of primary and secondary metabolism, when applied to plants. Salicylic acid (SA) is a natural constituent of plants, and applied exogenously acts as an elicitor. The aim of this work is to evaluate the oil content of castor bean plants elicitated with 900, 600, 300, and 100 µM of salicylic acid and its emissions derived from biodiesel made with the oil in blends (0, 10 and 20%) with commercial fuel in a 296 cc diesel cycle engine; elicitation was foliar sprayed. The oil content increased 39% when 900 µM SA was applied compared to control, and the evaluation of emissions showed the maximum reduction with 20% of Ricinus communis biodiesel (RCB) in all different RPM rates. Otherwise, the use of SA could be a method to increase oil content in castor plants as there is no difference in emission reduction derived from the SA application compared to control.

Keywords: Ricinus communis; elicitor; salicylic acid; biodiesel; emissions; carbon dioxide (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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