Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Limited availability of edible oils prevents it from being used as viable source of Biodiesel.Low cost and abundantly found fish oil produced from soap stock could be a better option for biodiesel processing.Such type of fish oil contains a higher amount of moisture and FFA and requires a pre-treatment prior to biodiesel production.In this study, refining of raw oil, optimization of process variables of transesterification, qualitative as well as quantitative aspects of fish oil methyl ester (FOME) has been evaluated.With optimized production process, it was found that almost complete conversion of fish oil to methyl ester has taken place.The fuel properties of FOME were found to be in accordance with the ASTM, IS and EN standards.
Authors: Tanwar, Deepak; Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board, Kishangarh, Tanwar, Ajayta; Government Polytechnic College, Ajmer 305001, Sharma, Dilip; Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur 302004, Mathur, Yogesh Prakash; Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur 302004, Khatri, Kamal Kishore; Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur 302004, Soni, Shyam Lal; Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur 302004, Gupta, Ragini; Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur 302004, India5
Institution: Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W123665136