Exploring Phylogenetic Relationships between Hundreds of Plant Fatty Acids Synthesized by Thousands of Plants. more details ...
Abstract This paper explores the feasibility of converting Cerbera odollam (sea mango) oil into biodiesel. The first part of this study focused on the extraction of oil from the seeds of C. odollam fruits, whereas the second part focused on the transesterification of the extracted oil to fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). The transesterification reactions were carried out using three different catalysts; sodium hydroxide (NaOH) as a homogenous catalyst, sulfated zirconia alumina and montmorillonite KSF as heterogeneous catalysts. The seeds were found to contain high percentage of oil up to 54% while the yield of FAME can reach up to 83.8% using sulfated zirconia catalyst.
Citation

Authors: Kansedo, Jibrail; Lee, Keat Teong; Bhatia, Subhash

Journal: Fuel

Year: 2009

Volume: 88

Page: 1148-1150

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URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2008.12.004

DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2008.12.004

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