Paper Key : IRJ************817
Author: Dr. Eremrena, Ovie Peter
Date Published: 12 Apr 2024
Abstract
ABSTRACT Biodiesel, a promising substitute as an alternative fuel source, was extracted, processed and purified at the University of Port Harcourt sourced from Jatropha curcas. The utilization of liquid fuels such as biodiesel produced from Jatropha oil by transesterification process represents one of the most promising options for the use of conventional fossil fuels. Using the soxhelet extraction Jatropha oil is extracted from the seeds of Jatropha curcas. The Jatropha oil is converted into jatropha oil methyl ester known as biodiesel prepared in the presence of homogeneous catalyst Potassium hydroxide (KOH). The physical properties such as density, flash point, Kinematic viscosity, Cloud point and Pour point were found out for Jatropha oil and Jatropha methyl ester. The same characteristics study was also carried out for the diesel fuel for obtaining the base line data for analysis. The values obtained from the Jatropha methyl ester is closely matched with the values of conventional diesel and can be used in the existing diesel engine without any modification.Keywords: Biodiesel, Jatropha curcas, fossil fuels, transesterification, extraction
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