A comprehensive review on properties of edible and non-edible vegetable oil-based biodiesel: Composition, specifications and prediction models

Baharak Sajjadi, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman and Hamidreza Arandiyan

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016, vol. 63, issue C, 62-92

Abstract: In recent decades, the concern over depletion of the world׳s petroleum reserves and environmental pollution has increased the demand to develop a renewable and environmental friendly fuel. Biodiesel, which mainly consists of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) is one of the best substitutes for diesel fuel. Currently, vegetable oils, edible or non-edible, are the main resources of biodiesel. This review aims at providing comprehensive information and analyzes on biodiesel produced from edible and non-edible vegetable oils, their composition and specifications. Accordingly, the Fatty Acid (FA) profiles of 28 edible vegetable oils and 40 non-edible vegetable oils were collected. Their main specifications including sulfur content, density, viscosity, flash point, cloud point, pour point, cold filter plugging point, cetane number, iodine number, heating value, acid value and carbon residual before and after transesterification (vegetable oil and biodiesel, respectively) were analyzed in detail.

Keywords: Biodiesel; Edible vegetable oils; Non-edible vegetable oils; Transesterification; Specifications; Prediction models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.05.035

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