Abstract
Biodiesel from jatropha oil was manufactured and the strength in lubricity, percentages of methyl esters as well as the functional groups present were analysed using high frequency reciprocating rig (HFRR), gas chromatograph-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) techniques respectively. The results of the analysis indicated that manufactured biodiesel has the average wear scan value of 239 µm which is in line with the acceptable limit wear scan value stated in petroleum diesel standards EN 590 and ASTM D975. The percentages of methyl esters before and after manufactured biodiesel were in total of 10.6% and 96.2% respectively. The 96.2% content of methyl ester was also in line with the acceptable EN biodiesel standards. The physico-chemical properties of manufactured biodiesel was also carried out. The results were in agreement with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard for sulphur content, viscosity, cetane number, acid value, colour and specific gravity.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2019, WCE 2019 |
Editors | S. I. Ao, Len Gelman, David WL Hukins, Andrew Hunter, A. M. Korsunsky |
Publisher | Newswood Limited |
Pages | 531-535 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789881404862 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | 2019 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2019 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Jul 2019 → 5 Jul 2019 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science |
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Volume | 2240 |
ISSN (Print) | 2078-0958 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2078-0966 |
Conference
Conference | 2019 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2019 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | London |
Period | 3/07/19 → 5/07/19 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Manuscript received March 22, 2019; revised April 18, 2019. This work was supported by Petroleum Technology Development Found (PTDF), Nigeria and Cranfield University, United Kingdom.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Newswood Limited. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Functional groups
- Jatropha biodiesel
- Lubricity
- Methyl ester
- Physico-chemical properties
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science (miscellaneous)