Fuel Properties of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) Produced with Fats of Gamma - Irradiated Mutants of Oleaginous Microalga - Chlorella sp. KM504965

In the current study, biodiesel properties of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) derived from fats four gamma-irradiated mutants (Cl801, Cl802 Cl803 & Cl804) and wild type (ClWT) Chlorella sp. KM504965 were determined compared with American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM), European Norm (EN) Indian standards (IS). Maximum concentration saturated acids (62.69%), monounsaturated (36.29%) polyunsaturated (15.49%) recorded in ClWT, Cl801 respectively. The kinematic viscosity (4.88 mm2s -1), (4.90 (4.73 Cl804 -1) ClWT (4.92 fits ASTM, EN IS. density (0.83 gcm-3), (0.84 (0.78 (0.80 gcm-3) (0.81 was slightly lower than standard limits (0.86 – 0.90 gcm-3). high heating value (37.62 MJKg-1), (38.15 (34.93 (36.44 MJKg-1) (36.99 accordance ASTM standards. iodine 47.38 mgI2 100g-1 (Cl801), 52.18 Volume xxx | Issue xxxx 2 (Cl802), 50.87 mgI2100g-1 (Cl803), 47.04 (Cl804), 27.45 mgI2100g -1 (ClWT). oxidative stability 10.78 h 6.60 6.44 9.06 (Cl804) 39.83 cetane number (63.3), (61.80), (62.16), (64.99) (68.7) greater values (61 to 65). It is concluded that could comply IS, equivalent vegetable oil.