• Can rapeseed oil be used in agricultural machinery?
  • It can be concluded that the usage of pure rapeseed oil fuel (R100) in compatible agricultural machinery is an implementable alternative to diesel fuel and can make an important contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture.
  • What is rapeseed agricultural production?
  • Rapeseed agricultural production includes the use of different products (fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, rapeseed seed to plant) for its cultivation as long as the agricultural work done (mainly tractor work). Considering the studied region, dry farming conditions for rapeseed are taken into account.
  • What is rapeseed used for?
  • It is widely used as a source of oil and protein for food and industrial applications, but also as a remedy, and in a field of attraction or as an ornament due to its diverse flower colors. Every part of rapeseed is useful, even the waste, which could be used to feed animals, or recycled.
  • Which countries produce oilseed rape?
  • Many of the world¡¯s oilseed rape market belongs to North America, the EU, and China. The major oilseed rape producers in North America are Canada, the USA, and Mexico. Oilseed rape grown in France, Germany and the United Kingdom comprises a more significant part (more than 80%) of European oilseed rape production [10, 16].
  • Is rapeseed oil a diesel fuel?
  • R100 has a similar high net calorific value as diesel fuel (over 34 MJ dm ?3) and hence fulfils this requirement. The minimum requirements are determined for pure rapeseed oil as a fuel (R100) in the fuel standard DIN 51605 [ 6] and generally for pure plant oil as a fuel (also called straight vegetable oil fuel) in DIN 51623 [ 7 ].
  • When was rapeseed oil first used as a fuel?
  • The standardization of rapeseed oil as a fuel was first made 20 years ago . Biodiesel is produced by the transesterification of animal or vegetable oils. In the presence of a catalyst, the oil reacts with alcohol, which is usually methanol .