Improvement of fuel properties for palm oil methyl ester (POME) biodiesel blends using organic germanium as additives

• Main Authors: M. F., Othman, Abdul Adam, Abdullah, K., Kamal, Syuhaida, Asri, Zulkifli, Azmi, R., Mamat
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2019
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24486/7/Improvement%20of%20fuel%20properties%20for%20palm%20oil%20methyl%20ester%20%28POME%29.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24486/; https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/469/1/012121
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Biodiesel is a clean-burning alternative fuel but it is susceptible to lower calorific value due to autoxidation in the presence of oxygen, which hinders its widespread use. Organic germanium Ge-132 is a prospective solution to this problem. It is expected that Ge-132 may affect the energy content o...