TY  - JOUR
ID  - scholars5515
TI  - Study of fuel properties of rubber seed oil based biodiesel
SP  - 266
KW  - Biodiesel properties; Environmental pollutions; FAME; Fourier transform infra reds; High free fatty acids; Parametric optimization; Response surface methodology; Rubber seed oil
KW  -  Biodiesel; Diesel fuels; Electric network parameters; Esterification; Esters; Fatty acids; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Gas chromatography; Rubber; Surface properties; Transesterification
KW  -  Oils and fats
N2  - The scarcity of the fossil fuel, environmental pollution and food crisis are the world's major issues in current era. Biodiesel is an alternative to diesel fuel, environment friendly and biodegradable and is produced from either edible or non-edible oils. In this study, a non-edible rubber seed oil (RSO) with high free fatty acid (FFA) content of 45 were used for the production of biodiesel. The process comprises of two steps. The first step is the acid esterification to reduce the FFA value and the second step is the base transesterification. The response surface methodology (RSM) was used for parametric optimization of the two stage processes i.e. acid esterification and base transesterification. The yield of biodiesel was analyzed using gas chromatography. The FTIR (Fourier Transform Infra-Red) spectrum was also determined to confirm the conversion of fatty acid to methyl esters. The fuel properties were analyzed according to the ASTM D6751 and EN14214 and were compared with the previous finding of researchers. All analyzed properties fulfilled the biodiesel standard criteria. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
N1  - cited By 163
AV  - none
EP  - 275
VL  - 78
A1  - Ahmad, J.
A1  - Yusup, S.
A1  - Bokhari, A.
A1  - Kamil, R.N.M.
JF  - Energy Conversion and Management
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84888335779&doi=10.1016%2fj.enconman.2013.10.056&partnerID=40&md5=18b8d4dc54393d9c5f239ff24a74d668
SN  - 01968904
Y1  - 2014///
ER  -