| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 225, 2018
UTP-UMP-VIT Symposium on Energy Systems 2018 (SES 2018)
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| Article Number | 06008 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Economic, environmental, social, policy and utilization aspects of energy | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201822506008 | |
| Published online | 05 November 2018 | |
Synthesis of non-edible biodiesel from crude jatropha oil and used cooking oil
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
2
Automotive Engineering Centre, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
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Institute for Vehicle System and Engineering (IVeSE), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, 52109 Selangor, Malaysia
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), 11111 Khartoum, Sudan
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kem Sg. Besi, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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School of Mechanical Engineering, Ningxia University, 750021 P. R. China
* Corresponding author: fitriy@ump.edu.my
This study focuses on a feasibility study of alternative nonedible crude oil such as jatropha and used cooking oil in biodiesel production. Crude jatropha oil (CJO) and used cooking oil (UCO) were converted to biodiesel using a two-step transesterification process with presents of acid-based and alkaline-based catalysts. Each three biodiesel blends (B5, B15 and B25) have been produced by blended with conventional diesel fuel (CDF). Determination of the fuel properties for each blend including CDF, Jatropha Methyl Ester (JME) and Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester (UCOME) have been carried out. The average yield for jatropha and used cooking oil biodiesels production was 94.3% and 92% respectively. The increment of the percentage of JME or UCOME in its blends is proportional to fuels physical properties such as density, specific gravity, kinematic viscosity and surface tension, however inversely proportional to fuels calorific value. Based on the results of this study, it is acceptable to conclude that non-edible CJO and UCO are viable alternatives to edible oil as feedstock to renewable fuel in order to reduce the greenhouse gases produced.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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