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Preparation and characterisation of Citrulus colocynthis oil biodiesel: Optimisation of alkali-catalysed transesterification

A non-edible oil of Citrulus colocynthis was investigated as a prospective feedstock for biodiesel production by transesterification reaction with methanol. The content of fatty acid methyl ester in the produced oil obtained by four alkaline-catalysed transesterifications, i.e. sodium hydroxide, sod...

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Main Authors: Elsheikh, Y.A.a, Man, Z.b, Bustam, M.A.b, Akhtar, F.H.a, Yusup, S.b, Muhammad, A.c
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Published: 2014
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spelling my.utp.eprints.117082015-09-08T03:52:26Z Preparation and characterisation of Citrulus colocynthis oil biodiesel: Optimisation of alkali-catalysed transesterification Elsheikh, Y.A.a Man, Z.b Bustam, M.A.b Akhtar, F.H.a Yusup, S.b Muhammad, A.c A non-edible oil of Citrulus colocynthis was investigated as a prospective feedstock for biodiesel production by transesterification reaction with methanol. The content of fatty acid methyl ester in the produced oil obtained by four alkaline-catalysed transesterifications, i.e. sodium hydroxide, sodium methoxide, potassium methoxide and potassium hydroxide was evaluated. Important fuel properties of the produced biodiesel such as ester content, density, kinematic viscosity and acid value were measured and compared. The ester ingredients in the biodiesel product were myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic and linolenic. The best quality of Citrulus colocynthis oil at the highest yield of 97.8 was produced at a constant mixing rate of 600rpm, methanol/oil molar ratio of 6:1, 60°C reaction temperature for 60min, using 1.0wt of NaOH. © 2013 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. 2014 Citation Index Journal NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utp.edu.my/11708/1/abstract http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84895063675&partnerID=40&md5=9ec27bfe69bebfe556b46dfed69cf8ff Elsheikh, Y.A.a and Man, Z.b and Bustam, M.A.b and Akhtar, F.H.a and Yusup, S.b and Muhammad, A.c (2014) Preparation and characterisation of Citrulus colocynthis oil biodiesel: Optimisation of alkali-catalysed transesterification. [Citation Index Journal] http://eprints.utp.edu.my/11708/
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description A non-edible oil of Citrulus colocynthis was investigated as a prospective feedstock for biodiesel production by transesterification reaction with methanol. The content of fatty acid methyl ester in the produced oil obtained by four alkaline-catalysed transesterifications, i.e. sodium hydroxide, sodium methoxide, potassium methoxide and potassium hydroxide was evaluated. Important fuel properties of the produced biodiesel such as ester content, density, kinematic viscosity and acid value were measured and compared. The ester ingredients in the biodiesel product were myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic and linolenic. The best quality of Citrulus colocynthis oil at the highest yield of 97.8 was produced at a constant mixing rate of 600rpm, methanol/oil molar ratio of 6:1, 60°C reaction temperature for 60min, using 1.0wt of NaOH. © 2013 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering.
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author Elsheikh, Y.A.a
Man, Z.b
Bustam, M.A.b
Akhtar, F.H.a
Yusup, S.b
Muhammad, A.c
spellingShingle Elsheikh, Y.A.a
Man, Z.b
Bustam, M.A.b
Akhtar, F.H.a
Yusup, S.b
Muhammad, A.c
Preparation and characterisation of Citrulus colocynthis oil biodiesel: Optimisation of alkali-catalysed transesterification
author_facet Elsheikh, Y.A.a
Man, Z.b
Bustam, M.A.b
Akhtar, F.H.a
Yusup, S.b
Muhammad, A.c
author_sort Elsheikh, Y.A.a
title Preparation and characterisation of Citrulus colocynthis oil biodiesel: Optimisation of alkali-catalysed transesterification
title_short Preparation and characterisation of Citrulus colocynthis oil biodiesel: Optimisation of alkali-catalysed transesterification
title_full Preparation and characterisation of Citrulus colocynthis oil biodiesel: Optimisation of alkali-catalysed transesterification
title_fullStr Preparation and characterisation of Citrulus colocynthis oil biodiesel: Optimisation of alkali-catalysed transesterification
title_full_unstemmed Preparation and characterisation of Citrulus colocynthis oil biodiesel: Optimisation of alkali-catalysed transesterification
title_sort preparation and characterisation of citrulus colocynthis oil biodiesel: optimisation of alkali-catalysed transesterification
publishDate 2014
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