Biodiesel (Methyl Esters)

Influence of Blending Canola, Palm, Soybean, and Sunflower Oil Methyl Esters on Fuel Properties of Biodiesel

Experimental Investigation of Pongamia, Jatropha and Neem Methyl Esters as Biodiesel on C.I. Engine

The methyl esters of vegetable oils, known as biodiesel are becoming increasingly popular because of their low environmental impact and potential as a green alternative fuel for diesel engine and they would not require significant modification of existing engine hardware. Methyl ester of Pongamia (PME), Jatropha (JME) and Neem (NME) are derived through transesterification process. Experimental ...

Study of liquid-phase molecular packing interactions and morphology of fatty acid methyl esters (biodiesel)

BACKGROUND (1)H low field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR) relaxometry has been suggested as a tool to distinguish between different molecular ensembles in complex systems with differential segmental or whole molecular motion and/or different morphologies. In biodiesel applications the molecular structure versus liquid-phase packing morphologies of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) influences...

Experimental Investigation Of Neem Methyl Esters As Biodiesel on C.I Engine

Diesel is a fossil fuel that is getting depleted at a fast rate. So an alternative fuel is necessary and a need of the hour. Neem oil, which is cultivated in India at large scales, has a high potential to become an alternative fuel to replace diesel fuel. Direct use of Neem oil cannot be done, as its viscosity is more than the diesel fuel, and hence affects the combustion characteristics. The N...

Fatty Acid Methyl Esters in B100 Biodiesel by Gas Chromatography (Modified EN 14103)

Within EN 14214, method EN 14103 specifies the fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) and linolenic acid methyl ester content (Figure 1), which is used to profile the vegetable or animal oil feedstock used in biodiesel production. EN 14103 calls for calibration of all FAME components by relative response to a single compound, methyl heptadecanoate. This requires the measurement of accurate weights for ...