Optimization of biodiesel production from refined cotton seed oil and its characterization

Optimization of biodiesel production from refined cotton seed oil and its characterization

Biodiesel was produced through transesterification of refined cotton seed oil with methanol and potassium hydroxide (KOH) as a catalyst using batch mode. The physicochemical properties of cotton seed oil and biodiesel as an alternative fuel for diesel engine was characterized through ASTM standards...

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Main Authors: Dominic Okechukwu Onukwuli, Lovet Nwanneka Emembolu, Callistus Nonso Ude, Sandra Ogechukwu Aliozo, Mathew Chukwudi Menkiti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Subjects:
Cotton seed oil
Biodiesel
Characterization
Response surface methodology
Optimization
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062115301240

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