scholarly journals Hura crepitans Seed Oil: An Alternative Feedstock for Biodiesel Production

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adewale Adewuyi ◽  
Paul O. Awolade ◽  
Rotimi Ayodele Oderinde
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Free Fatty Acid ◽  
Iodine Value ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Fatty Acid Content ◽  
Cetane Number ◽  
Reaction System ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Esterification Reaction ◽  
Hura Crepitans

Oil was extracted from the seed of Hura crepitans using hexane in a soxhlet extractor and analyzed for iodine value, saponification value and free fatty acid content. The dominant fatty acid in the oil was C18:2 (52.8±0.10%) while the iodine value was 120.10±0.70 g iodine/100 g. Biodiesel was produced from the oil using a two-step reaction system involving a first step of pretreatment via esterification reaction and a second step via transesterification reaction. The pretreatment step showed that free fatty acid in Hura crepitans seed oil can be reduced in a one-step pretreatment of esterification using H2SO4 as catalyst. The biodiesel produced from Hura crepitans seed oil had an acid value of 0.21±0.00 mg KOH/g, flash point of 152 ± 1.10°C, copper strip corrosion value of 1A, calorific value of 39.10±0.30 mJ/kg, cetane number of 45.62±0.30, and density of 0.86±0.02 g cm−3. The process gave a biodiesel yield of 98.70±0.40% with properties within the recommended values of EN 14214.

Characterization and Stability Studies of Egusi Melon Seed Oil (Citrullus colocynthis L.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
C.O. Ajenu ◽  
M.E. Ukhun ◽  
C. Imoisi ◽  
E.E. Imhontu ◽  
L.E. Irede ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Free Fatty Acid ◽  
Iodine Value ◽  
Peroxide Value ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Thiobarbituric Acid ◽  
Acid Value ◽  
Melon Seed ◽  
Thiobarbituric Acid Value ◽  
Melon Seed Oil

The physical value of oil depends upon its chemical composition, even today these values play a vital role while using different oil for industrial products and also, despite the vast nutritional and medicinal significance of egusi melon, there are little details on the shell life and stability of its oil over time. Therefore, the influence of time and temperature on melon seed oil was investigated at temperatures of 0oC and 30oC at different weeks to ascertain its physicochemical value and storage stability. For week zero, at 0oC and ambient temperature (30oC), the result revealed iodine value 124.09, Acid value 3.64 mgNaOH/g, Free Fatty Acid value 1.84 mgNaOH/g, Saponification 217.35 mgKOH/g, Peroxide value 1.25 mg/g oil, pH 5.89 and thiobarbituric acid value 0.1383 respectively. In the 5th week, at 30oC, the result revealed iodine value 91.1543, acid value 12.8921 mgNaOH/g, free fatty acid value 6.4988 mgNaOH/g, Saponification 346.42 mgKOH/g, Peroxide value 9.5mg/g oil, pH 3.2 and thiobarbituric acid value 0.413 respectively. Also at 0oC in the 5th week, the results were observed as follow: Iodine value 102.53, Acid value 7.96 mgNaOH/g, Free Fatty Acid value 4.01 mgNaOH/g, saponification 287.51 mgKOH/g, Peroxide value 6.1 mg/g oil, pH 5.05, and thiobarbituric acid value 0.2658 respectively. Refrigeration (0oC) of oil reduced the rate of most of the oxidative deterioration that produces rancidity. These values are within recommended range for edible oils. These results indicate that egusi melon oil could be a good source of table oil. The statistical results show that there was a significant difference between the melon seed oil stored at 0oC and 30oC (P < 0.001).

Biodiesel Production from the High Free Fatty Acid “Hevea brasiliensis” and Fuel Properties Characterization

2014 ◽  
Vol 625 ◽  
pp. 897-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junaid Ahmad ◽  
Suzana Yusup ◽  
Awais Bokhari ◽  
Ruzaimah Nik Mohammad Kamil
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Free Fatty Acid ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Fuel Properties ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Modern World ◽  
High Free Fatty Acid ◽  
Rubber Seed Oil ◽  
Rubber Seed

Energy crises, depletion of fossil fuel reservoirs, environmental pollution, global warming, green house effect and starvation are becoming very serious problems in the modern world. Biodiesel is a liquid fuel which can be the best alternative for the fossil fuels. In this study, non-edible rubber seed oil (RSO) with high free fatty acid (FFA) content (45%) was used for the production of biodiesel. The process comprises of two steps, in the first step acid esterification was used to reduce the FFA and in the second step base transesterification was employed to convert the treated oil into rubber seed oil methyl esters (RSOMEs). The conversion yield of biodiesel was analyzed using gas chromatography. The fuel properties were tested using the standard procedure of ASTM D6751 and EN14214. All the properties were within the ranges of the biodiesel standards. The result shows that rubber seed oil is a potential non-edible source for biodiesel production.

Determination of the iodine value and the free fatty acid content of waste animal fat blends using FT-NIR

2014 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 72-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Adewale ◽  
Ogan Mba ◽  
Marie-Josée Dumont ◽  
Michael Ngadi ◽  
Robert Cocciardi
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Free Fatty Acid ◽  
Iodine Value ◽  
Free Fatty Acid Content ◽  
Acid Content ◽  
Fatty Acid Content ◽  
Animal Fat

Performance of Compression Ignition Engine with Coated Piston for Multiple Blends of Methyl Castor Oil

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
V.H. Wilson ◽  
V. Yalini
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Free Fatty Acid ◽  
Castor Oil ◽  
Fatty Acid Content ◽  
Maximum Yield ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Step Process ◽  
Performance And Emission

Fossil fuel is getting exhausted at a fast rate and contributes to high carbon monoxide emissions. Biodiesel, being environmentally friendly, has better performance than diesel. Castor oil is an easily available vegetable oil in India. But its high viscosity leads to blockage of the fuel lines. The amount of free fatty acid more than 1% leads to soap formation which necessitates the biodiesel production in a two step process. The first step of acid catalyzed esterification process reduces the free fatty acid content of castor oil to below 1%. The second step of transesterification process converts the preheated oil to castor biodiesel. This two step process gave a maximum yield of 90%.The methyl castor oil (biodiesel) is blended with diesel in different proportions on volume basis as 15:85 (B15), 25:75 (B25), and 35:65 (B35). These blended oils are used to run a single cylinder four stroke compression ignition engine with different coatings of pistons, to study and compare the engine performance and emission characteristics at different load conditions.

Enzyme catalyzed biodiesel production from rubber seed oil containing high free fatty acid

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 687-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jilse Sebastian ◽  
Chandrasekharan Muraleedharan ◽  
Arockiasamy Santhiagu
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Free Fatty Acid ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
High Free Fatty Acid ◽  
Rubber Seed Oil ◽  
Rubber Seed
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