Prospects of Tectona Grandis as a Feedstock for Biodiesel
The limited availability of fossil fuels has encouraged the need of replacement fuels of renewable nature. Among the renewable fuels, biodiesel produced from oil seeds and food wastes has been favored by the majority of researchers. In this study, Tectona Grandis seed oil has been investigated as a...
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| description | The limited availability of fossil fuels has encouraged the need of replacement fuels of renewable nature. Among the renewable fuels, biodiesel produced from oil seeds and food wastes has been favored by the majority of researchers. In this study, Tectona Grandis seed oil has been investigated as a non-edible feedstock for biodiesel. The oil content of seed is 43% which makes it suitable for commercial production of biodiesel. The synthesis of biodiesel from T. Grandis oil was done with transesterification reaction giving high percentage yield of biodiesel which reached to 89%. The T. Grandis biodiesel was subjected to determine various physicochemical parameters by standard testing methods and found in agreement with the ASTM D-6751 and EN-14214 standards. The fatty-acid methyl ester composition for the biodiesel is composed of 42.71% oleic acid, 13.1% palmitic acid, and 31.51% linoleic acid. The biodiesel showed low oxidation stability which is attributed to high percentage of unsaturation. To address this issue, synthetic antioxidants were added to increase its resistance towards oxidation. By considering all the parameters, the present study reveals that T. Grandis seed oil is reliable for the production of biodiesel with encouraging probability in future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-517a357c31c848e1be91276e24a678c52022-12-21T17:48:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Energy Research2296-598X2017-10-01510.3389/fenrg.2017.00028303166Prospects of Tectona Grandis as a Feedstock for BiodieselAmit Sarin0Meetu Singh1Neerja Sharma2N. P. Singh3Department of Physical Sciences, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, IndiaDepartment of Applied Sciences, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, IndiaPG Department of Physics and Electronics, DAV College, Amritsar, IndiaDepartment of Planning and External Development, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, IndiaThe limited availability of fossil fuels has encouraged the need of replacement fuels of renewable nature. Among the renewable fuels, biodiesel produced from oil seeds and food wastes has been favored by the majority of researchers. In this study, Tectona Grandis seed oil has been investigated as a non-edible feedstock for biodiesel. The oil content of seed is 43% which makes it suitable for commercial production of biodiesel. The synthesis of biodiesel from T. Grandis oil was done with transesterification reaction giving high percentage yield of biodiesel which reached to 89%. The T. Grandis biodiesel was subjected to determine various physicochemical parameters by standard testing methods and found in agreement with the ASTM D-6751 and EN-14214 standards. The fatty-acid methyl ester composition for the biodiesel is composed of 42.71% oleic acid, 13.1% palmitic acid, and 31.51% linoleic acid. The biodiesel showed low oxidation stability which is attributed to high percentage of unsaturation. To address this issue, synthetic antioxidants were added to increase its resistance towards oxidation. By considering all the parameters, the present study reveals that T. Grandis seed oil is reliable for the production of biodiesel with encouraging probability in future.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenrg.2017.00028/fullbiodieselfeedstockTectona Grandistransesterificationphysicochemical properties |
| spellingShingle | Amit Sarin Meetu Singh Neerja Sharma N. P. Singh Prospects of Tectona Grandis as a Feedstock for Biodiesel Frontiers in Energy Research biodiesel feedstock Tectona Grandis transesterification physicochemical properties |
| title | Prospects of Tectona Grandis as a Feedstock for Biodiesel |
| title_full | Prospects of Tectona Grandis as a Feedstock for Biodiesel |
| title_fullStr | Prospects of Tectona Grandis as a Feedstock for Biodiesel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prospects of Tectona Grandis as a Feedstock for Biodiesel |
| title_short | Prospects of Tectona Grandis as a Feedstock for Biodiesel |
| title_sort | prospects of tectona grandis as a feedstock for biodiesel |
| topic | biodiesel feedstock Tectona Grandis transesterification physicochemical properties |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenrg.2017.00028/full |
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