Kapok oil methyl esters
The increased need for biodiesel feedstocks has caused various vegetable oils to be examined for this purpose. In the present work, the methyl esters of kapok (Ceiba pentandra) oil were prepared. The essential fuel properties were comprehensively determined and evaluated in comparison to specificati...
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| author | Rashid, Umer Knothe, Gerhard Yunus, Robiah Evangelista, Roque L. |
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| description | The increased need for biodiesel feedstocks has caused various vegetable oils to be examined for this purpose. In the present work, the methyl esters of kapok (Ceiba pentandra) oil were prepared. The essential fuel properties were comprehensively determined and evaluated in comparison to specifications in biodiesel standards and some prior results. The kinematic viscosity of kapok oil methyl esters was greater than expected, an observation traced to the elevated amounts of methyl esters with cyclic moieties. Overall, kapok oil is a potential biodiesel feedstock. The 1H and 13C NMR spectra of kapok methyl esters are reported. |
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| spelling | upm-343072016-01-19T05:08:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34307/ Kapok oil methyl esters Rashid, Umer Knothe, Gerhard Yunus, Robiah Evangelista, Roque L. The increased need for biodiesel feedstocks has caused various vegetable oils to be examined for this purpose. In the present work, the methyl esters of kapok (Ceiba pentandra) oil were prepared. The essential fuel properties were comprehensively determined and evaluated in comparison to specifications in biodiesel standards and some prior results. The kinematic viscosity of kapok oil methyl esters was greater than expected, an observation traced to the elevated amounts of methyl esters with cyclic moieties. Overall, kapok oil is a potential biodiesel feedstock. The 1H and 13C NMR spectra of kapok methyl esters are reported. Pergamon Press 2014-07 Article PeerReviewed Rashid, Umer and Knothe, Gerhard and Yunus, Robiah and Evangelista, Roque L. (2014) Kapok oil methyl esters. Biomas and Bioenergy, 66. pp. 419-425. ISSN 0961-9534; ESSN: 1873-2909 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0961953414000865 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.02.019 |
| spellingShingle | Rashid, Umer Knothe, Gerhard Yunus, Robiah Evangelista, Roque L. Kapok oil methyl esters |
| title | Kapok oil methyl esters |
| title_full | Kapok oil methyl esters |
| title_fullStr | Kapok oil methyl esters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kapok oil methyl esters |
| title_short | Kapok oil methyl esters |
| title_sort | kapok oil methyl esters |
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