Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Green Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles as Biodiesel Blends and their Effect on the Performance and Emission of Greenhouse Gases Subject The topic of the resource biodiesel; cow dung; green synthesis; greenhouse gases; ZnO nanoparticles Description An account of the resource Pollution and global warming are a few of the many reasons for environmental problems, due to industrial wastes and greenhouse gases, hence there are efforts to bring down such emissions to reduce pollution and combat global warming. In the present study, zinc oxide nanoparticles are green synthesized using cow dung as fuel, through combustion. Synthesized material was characterized by FTIR, XRD, UV, and FESEM. The as-prepared ZnO-GS NPs were employed as a transesterification catalyst for the preparation of biodiesel from discarded cooking oil. The biodiesel obtained is termed D-COME (discarded cooking oil methyl ester), which is blended with 20% commercial diesel (B20). Additionally, this blend, i.e., B20, is further blended with varying amounts of as-prepared ZnO-GS NPs, in order to ascertain its effects on the quality of emissions of various greenhouse gases such as hydrocarbons, COx, NOx. Moreover, the brake thermal efficiency (BTHE) and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) were studied for their blends. The blend (B20) with 30 mg of ZnO-GS, i.e., B20-30, displays the best performance and reduced emissions. Comparative studies revealed that the ZnO-GS NPs are as efficient as the ZnO-C NPs, indicating that the green synthetic approach employed does not affect the efficiency of the ZnO NPs. 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kavalli K.; Hebbar G.S.; Shubha J.P.; Adil S.F.; Khan M.; Hatshan M.R.; Almutairi A.M.; Shaik B. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Molecules, Vol-27, No. 9 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available MDPI Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27092845" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27092845</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129792125&amp;doi=10.3390%2Fmolecules27092845&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=03ed5c843c77479e9af1b158c8a8e582" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129792125&amp;doi=10.3390%2fmolecules27092845&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=03ed5c843c77479e9af1b158c8a8e582</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 14203049; PubMed ID: 35566189; CODEN: MOLEF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kavalli K., Department of Mechanical &amp; Automobile Engineering, Christ University, Bangalore, 560029, India; Hebbar G.S., Department of Mechanical &amp; Automobile Engineering, Christ University, Bangalore, 560029, India; Shubha J.P., Department of Chemistry, Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mysore Road, Bangalore, 560074, India; Adil S.F., Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Khan M., Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Hatshan M.R., Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Almutairi A.M., Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Shaik B., Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information &amp; Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Yongin-si, 446-701, South Korea