Simple method determination of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids sources for diesel-biodiesel blends

• Main Authors: Nurul Hazwah, Mohd Kamarulzaman, Siti Norhafiza, Mohd Khazaai, Muhammad Nor Fazli, Abd Malek, Mohd Hasbi, Ab. Rahim, Gaanty Pragas, Maniam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34105/1/Hazwah_25_3_9.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34105/; https://mjas.analis.com.my/mjas/v25_n3/v25_n3.html; https://mjas.analis.com.my/mjas/v25_n3/pdf/Hazwah_25_3_9.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Biodiesel is one of the fuel alternatives made from vegetable oils and animal fats that have low emission and biodegradable profiles that are currently being used to reduce pollutions. The optimum parameters for alkali-catalyzed transesterification is 1.5 wt.% of catalyst within 2 hours at 65℃, mola...