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Examination of fuel properties of the methyl esters of Thevetia peruviana seed oil

International Journal of Green Energy, ISSN: 1543-5075, Vol: 9, Issue: 3, Page: 297-307
2012
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The oil of Thevetia peruviana with some level of free fatty acid can be reduced in a one-step pretreatment by esterification using H2 treated oil of Thevetia peruviana was then subjected to alkali-catalyzed transesterification, which gave a yield of Thevetia peruviana biodiesel with ester content of 98.20 0.20%. This one-step pretreatment reduced the problem of soap formation normally encountered when using oil with free fatty acid for the production of biodiesel, thus reducing the production cost of Thevetia peruviana biodiesel. Fuel properties of the methyl esters of Thevetia peruviana compared favorably with the European recommendation (EN 14214). Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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