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Fuel properties of tallow and soybean oil esters
Author(s) -
Ali Yusuf,
Hanna Milford A.,
Cuppett Susan L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02577854
Subject(s) - diesel fuel , api gravity , soybean oil , flash point , chemistry , pour point , tallow , cetane number , distillation , heat of combustion , fuel oil , pulp and paper industry , acid value , freezing point , organic chemistry , biodiesel , waste management , food science , combustion , petroleum , biochemistry , physics , engineering , thermodynamics , catalysis
Fuel properties of beef tallow, soybean oil, their esters, and blends with No. 2 diesel fuel and ethanol were determined. Fuel properties tested were viscosity, specific gravity, API gravity, distillation ranges, calculated cetane index, energy content, flash point, water content, sulfur content, carbon residue, particulate matter, acid value, copper‐strip corrosion test, ash content, melting point, cloud point, and pour point. Gas‐chromatographic analyses of tallow, soybean oil, and their esters were performed to determine their major constituents. Viscosities of soybean oil and tallow were significantly reduced by esterification. Other fuel properties of the esters and their blends with No. 2 diesel fuel and ethanol were similar to the properties of No. 2 diesel fuel.