PRODUCTION OF CETANE IMPROVER FROM <i>Jathropa curcas</i> OIL

Nitration of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas oil using mixture of HNO3 and H2SO4 had been done in an attempt to obtain a cetane improver or cetane number enhancer. The nitration was carried out by varying the numbers of moles of sulphuric acid, nitric acid, temperature and time. The process was condu...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Abdullah, D.R. Wicakso, A.B. Junaidi, Badruzsaufari Badruzsaufari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada 2010-12-01
Series:Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/ijc/article/view/21449