It is assumed that coconut oil could be a good candidate material for fuel to partially replace the conventional diesel fuel due to its high production in the world. However, as a fuel the price of coconut oil is slightly higher than conventional petroleum fuel, but it would be least-cost alternative through the global emissions
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management cost, because coconut oil-based fuel produces low exhaust emissions. Details of fuel composition and properties are shown in Tables 2 and 3, respectively.