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- Title
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON TRANSESTERIFICATION EFFICIENCY OF CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM BIODIESEL.
- Authors
Kumar, G. Mohan; Hariram, V.
- Abstract
In this study, Calophyllum inophyllum (Punnai) seed oil is used to obtain biodiesel through a two step base catalyzed transesterification process. CIO generally contains a 12% of free fatty acids which interrupts the transesterification reaction and results in the formation of soap. In the first step, the FFA content is reduced to 2% by adding 0.1% sulphuric acid in the presence of methanol. In the second step, the product of the first is mixed with Potassium hydroxide to form mono methyl ester and glycerol. It is observed that the physio-chemical properties of CIOME lie closely within the ASTM standards with a significant variation in calorific value. The study confirms that CIOME can be a suitable alternative for petro-diesel.
- Subjects
TRANSESTERIFICATION; CALOPHYLLUM inophyllum; BIODIESEL fuels; OILSEEDS; FATTY acids; POTASSIUM hydroxide; METHANOL
- Publication
i-Manager's Journal on Future Engineering & Technology, 2011, Vol 7, Issue 2, p19
- ISSN
0973-2632
- Publication type
Article