Seed oils from non-conventional sources in north-east India: potential feedstock for production of biodiesel.
A total of nine oilseeds with more than 15 wt% oil have been investigated for evaluating them as feedstock for biodiesel industries. Fatty acid profiles of all the nine oil samples have been determined by GC-MS analysis. The saponification numbers, gross heats of combustion of the oils and those of corresponding fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) as well as cetane indices of the FAMEs have been calculated empirically. Iodine values have been determined experimentally. These values have been used for predicting the quality of the corresponding biodiesels. If prepared from these oils, biodiesels are likely to meet the major specification of biodiesel standards of the USA, Germany and European Standard Organisation. Seed oil from Cucumis sativus is found rich in linoleic acid which is considered an essential fatty acid of biological significance.
a Department of Chemistry , Gauhati University , Guwahati 781014 , Assam, India.
Priyanka
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Barua
Kajal
K
Dutta
Sanjay
S
Basumatary
Dinesh C
DC
Deka
Dibakar C
DC
Deka
D056804:Biofuels / Q000032:analysis*; D018553:Cucumis sativus / Q000737:chemistry; D004952:Esters / Q000032:analysis; D005060:Europe; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005858:Germany; D007194:India; D019787:Linoleic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000032:analysis*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014481:United States
D056804:Biofuels; D004952:Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010938:Plant Oils; D019787:Linoleic Acid