Methyl esters (biodiesel) from and fatty acid profile of Gliricidia sepium seed oil

College

College of Science

Department/Unit

Biology

Document Type

Article

Source Title

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volume

92

Issue

5

First Page

769

Last Page

775

Publication Date

5-1-2015

Abstract

Abstract Increasing the supply of biodiesel by defining and developing additional feedstocks is important to overcome the still limited amounts available of this alternative fuel. In this connection, the methyl esters of the seed oil of Gliricidia sepium were synthesized and the significant fuel-related properties were determined. The fatty acid profile was also determined with saturated fatty acids comprising slightly more than 35 %, 16.5 % palmitic, 14.5 % stearic, as well as lesser amounts of even longer-chain fatty acids. Linoleic acid is the most prominent acid at about 49 %. Corresponding to the high content of saturated fatty acid methyl esters, cold flow is the most problematic property as shown by a high cloud point of slightly >20 °C. Otherwise, the properties of G. sepium methyl esters are acceptable for biodiesel use when comparing them to specifications in biodiesel standards but the problematic cold flow properties would need to be observed. The 1H- and 13C-NMR spectra of G. sepium methyl esters are reported. © AOCS (outside the USA) 2015.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1007/s11746-015-2634-3

Disciplines

Biology

Keywords

Gliricidia sepium; Biodiesel fuels; Fatty acids; Transesterification; Feedstock

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