Manuscript Number : IJSRST19661
Study of Thermal and Oxidative Stability of Cottonseed Biodiesel
Authors(4) :-Cynthia Fraga Scofield, Thiago V. Rodrigues, Caroline D. Oliveira, e Lucia R. Raddi de Araujo Biodiesel is a renewable fuel with excellent lubricity and biodegradability. However, its use may be compromised by factors that change its characteristics and occur during production, transportation and/or storage. Some of them are associated with biodiesel stability and can affect vehicle performance. The objective of this work was to analyze the main causes of cottonseed oil biodiesel instability due to the storage process, determining some physicochemical properties as kinematic viscosity, acidity index, refractive index, electrical conductivity as well as ester content, mass of precipitate formed and pH. The acidity and kinematic viscosity of biodiesel from cottonseed oil increase with storage time. The latter suggests the occurrence of a partial oxidation of biodiesel with formation of products that increase its viscosity. Gas chromatography results showed that even after thermo-oxidative treatment, biodiesel samples maintained the minimum ester content required by the ANP (Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) and unsaturated bonds tends to be preferentially oxidized over other carbon-carbon bonds. There was no significant influence of light exposure (storage in amber and transparent vials) on the ester content, refractive index and mass of precipitate formed. On the other hand, the latter was influenced by the heating time.
Cynthia Fraga Scofield Biodiesel, Cottonseed Oil, Stability, Physicochemical Properties Publication Details
Published in : Volume 6 | Issue 6 | November-December 2019 Article Preview
Physical Chemistry Department, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro/Chemical Institute, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Thiago V. Rodrigues
Physical Chemistry Department, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro/Chemical Institute, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Caroline D. Oliveira
Physical Chemistry Department, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro/Chemical Institute, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
e Lucia R. Raddi de Araujo
Physical Chemistry Department, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro/Chemical Institute, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Date of Publication : 2019-12-30
License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 282-288
Manuscript Number : IJSRST19661
Publisher : Technoscience Academy
Journal URL : https://ijsrst.com/IJSRST19661
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