title: Transesterified sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seed oil as a biodiesel fuel.
abstract: The sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) oil was extracted from the seeds of the sesame that grows in Diyarbakir, SE Anatolia of Turkey. Sesame seed oil was obtained in 58wt/wt%, by traditional solvent extraction. The methylester of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seed oil was prepared by transesterification of the crude oil. Transesterification shows improvement in fuel properties of sesame seed oil. This study supports the production of biodiesel from sesame seed oil as a viable alternative to the diesel fuel.
authors.affiliation: Dicle University, Engineering and Architecture Faculty, Mining Engineering Department, TR-21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey. saydut@dicle.edu.tr
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saydut
authors.forename: M Zahir
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Duz
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Aylin Beycar
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Kafadar
authors.forename: Candan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hamamci
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D004951:Esterification; D005742:Gasoline; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D012715:Sesame Oil
chemical_list: D005742:Gasoline; D012715:Sesame Oil