Open AccessCOMPARATIVE STUDY OF BIOETHANOL POTENTIALS PRODUCED FROM YAM PEELS AND BAMBARA NUT SHELLS
Author(s) -
Adhi Maulana Yusuf,
Elinge Cm,
A. S. Hannatu,
Senchi Ds
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of advanced academic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2488-9849
DOI - 10.46654/ij.24889849.e61012
Subject(s) - boiling point , chemistry , flash point , sugar , nut , octane , freezing point , hydrolysis , food science , ethanol , gasoline , reducing sugar , pulp and paper industry , mathematics , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry , structural engineering , engineering , physics , thermodynamics
In this study, Yam peels and Bambara nut shells were hydrolyzed with 0.25m, 0.50m, 1.00m, and 2.00m concentration of dilute sulphuric acid (H2SO4) respectively and the reducing sugar concentration were determined using the dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) colorimetric method. The results revealed that there is no significant difference (p<0.05) in the yields of the reducing sugar obtained from the two substrates at different treatment conditions. Confirmatory tests and other fuel properties such as; specific gravity, boiling point, flash point, pour point, cloud point, octane number FTIR and GCMS analysis were also determined in order to ascertained that the distillate produced were actually ethanol with respect to the standard from WHO/DPR and ASTM.