Kenaf oil methyl esters

College

Gokongwei College of Engineering

Department/Unit

Chemical Engineering

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Industrial Crops and Products

Volume

49

First Page

568

Last Page

572

Publication Date

8-1-2013

Abstract

Additional or alternative feedstocks are one of the major areas of interest regarding biodiesel. In this paper, the fuel properties of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) seed oil methyl esters are comprehensively reported. This biodiesel is also relatively unique by containing small amounts of cyclic fatty acid methyl esters and of methyl epoxyoleate. Biodiesel from kenaf seed oil generally meets fuel property specifications in biodiesel standards. No influence of either the methyl esters of epoxyoleic acid or the cyclic fatty acids on fuel properties was detected at the levels present in kenaf, however, the kinematic viscosity was moderately higher than could be expected, indicating that cyclic moieties may increase viscosity. The 1H- and 13C-NMR spectra of kenaf seed oil methyl esters are also discussed. © 2013.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.06.003

Disciplines

Chemical Engineering

Keywords

Kenaf; Biodiesel fuels; Transesterification

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