'BIHARI-SIR' SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROVIDE US NOT ONLY AUGMENTATION OF ELECTRIC AND PETROLEUM ENERRY RESOURCES, BUT IT CAN AUGMENT ENERGY OF LOW CALORY NONINFLAMABLE LIQUIDS LIKE FURFURAL TOO.FURFURAL IS PURELY A BIOMASS PRODUCT AND EVEN HUSK/BAGGASE OR ANY AGRICULTURE WASTE CAN GIVE FURFURAL.ON AN AVERAGE 10% [W/W] FURFURAL CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM THESE BIOMASSES.A COMPARATIVE QUALITY CHART BETWEEN FURFURAL AND DIESEL IS GIVEN BELOW. A SUITABLE MIX TO REPLACE DIESEL IS AS FOLLOW- HUNDRED ml FURFURAL PLUS TWO HUNDRED ml LSDO OR BIOFUEL [SAY, SUN FLOWER OIL] PLUS FIFTEEN ml CARBINOL PLUS THREE ml FEACKSOLe FULLY RPLACES THE DIESEL FUEL TO DRIVE HEAVY VEHICLES LIKE TRUCKS. A COMPARATIVE PROPERTIES CHART OF FURFURAL AND DIESEL IS GIVEN BELOW TO UNDERSTAND THE MOTARABILITY OF THE FURFURAL.

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                                Physical properties ---- furfural------diesel.

                                     Flash point [F]  -----   140  -----      140

                                     Boiling point [F] -----   323  -----     550

                                     Melting point [F] -----  32   -----      30

                                     Specific gravity   ------- 1.6 ------- 0.88

                                     Specific heat [Btu/lb]—0.418 -----0.40

                                      Octane number  ----      80 ---------  70

                                       Water solubility ---       0% ------- 1%