Production of biodiesel from crude neem oil feedstock and its emissions from internal combustion engines

Aransiola, Elizabeth Funmilayo
Betuki, E
Ikhuomoregbe, DIO
Ojumu, TV

Publication date

January 2012

Publisher

Academic Journals

Abstract

This study investigates biodiesel production using crude neem oil having high acid value, as a feedstock. The effects of some operating variables were ascertained and its combustion performance was assessed in an internal combustion engine. Due to its high acid value, the neem oil was processed via two step acid – base transesterification process. The first step reduced the acid level to <2 mgKOH/g while the second step involved direct conversion to fatty acid methyl ester using 1% NaOH as catalyst. The lowest viscosity value was used as a proxy measure to determine the extent of the reaction. The results reveal the optimum conditions for biodiesel production to be ratio 1:6 of oil to methanol and 1.5 h reaction time. The viscosity a...

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