Biodiesel Production from Macro Algae as a Green Fuel for Diesel Engine

Plant oils or triglycerides are converted through the transesterification reaction with methanol and base catalyst to produce fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) or Biodiesel. Production of biodiesel from plant oil is a renewable, sustainable and alternative of petroleum based fuel. Algae oil from macro...

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Main Authors: A. S., Ahmed, S., Khan, S., Hamdan, R., Rahman, A., Kalam, H.H., Masjuki, T.M.I., Mahlia
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spelling my.unimas.ir.29792021-04-20T07:46:01Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2979/ Biodiesel Production from Macro Algae as a Green Fuel for Diesel Engine A. S., Ahmed S., Khan S., Hamdan R., Rahman A., Kalam H.H., Masjuki T.M.I., Mahlia TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Plant oils or triglycerides are converted through the transesterification reaction with methanol and base catalyst to produce fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) or Biodiesel. Production of biodiesel from plant oil is a renewable, sustainable and alternative of petroleum based fuel. Algae oil from macroalgae has the potential to become a sustainable fuel source as biodiesel. Macroalgae are produced through photosynthesis by utilizing sunlight, carbon dioxide, water and other nutrients. The lipid contents or oil in algae, once extracted and purified, represent an excellent sustainable feedstock for biodiesel production. Three different species of macroalgae (Spirogyra, Cladophora and Gracilaria) were used for algal oil extraction in this study. The algal oil was extracted by physical and chemical extraction method. The transesterification reaction of algal oil with methanol and base catalyst was used for the production of biodiesel. In engine performance test, the algal biodiesel blends showed slight increase in specific fuel consumption but biodiesel blends showed higher brake power. The emission of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbon (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) reduced as biodiesel blend percentage increased over engine speed range. Universiti Tenaga Nasional 2010 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2979/7/BiodieselProduction.pdf A. S., Ahmed and S., Khan and S., Hamdan and R., Rahman and A., Kalam and H.H., Masjuki and T.M.I., Mahlia (2010) Biodiesel Production from Macro Algae as a Green Fuel for Diesel Engine. Journal of Energy & Environment, 2 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 0958305X
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topic TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
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A. S., Ahmed
S., Khan
S., Hamdan
R., Rahman
A., Kalam
H.H., Masjuki
T.M.I., Mahlia
Biodiesel Production from Macro Algae as a Green Fuel for Diesel Engine
description Plant oils or triglycerides are converted through the transesterification reaction with methanol and base catalyst to produce fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) or Biodiesel. Production of biodiesel from plant oil is a renewable, sustainable and alternative of petroleum based fuel. Algae oil from macroalgae has the potential to become a sustainable fuel source as biodiesel. Macroalgae are produced through photosynthesis by utilizing sunlight, carbon dioxide, water and other nutrients. The lipid contents or oil in algae, once extracted and purified, represent an excellent sustainable feedstock for biodiesel production. Three different species of macroalgae (Spirogyra, Cladophora and Gracilaria) were used for algal oil extraction in this study. The algal oil was extracted by physical and chemical extraction method. The transesterification reaction of algal oil with methanol and base catalyst was used for the production of biodiesel. In engine performance test, the algal biodiesel blends showed slight increase in specific fuel consumption but biodiesel blends showed higher brake power. The emission of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbon (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) reduced as biodiesel blend percentage increased over engine speed range.
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author A. S., Ahmed
S., Khan
S., Hamdan
R., Rahman
A., Kalam
H.H., Masjuki
T.M.I., Mahlia
author_facet A. S., Ahmed
S., Khan
S., Hamdan
R., Rahman
A., Kalam
H.H., Masjuki
T.M.I., Mahlia
author_sort A. S., Ahmed
title Biodiesel Production from Macro Algae as a Green Fuel for Diesel Engine
title_short Biodiesel Production from Macro Algae as a Green Fuel for Diesel Engine
title_full Biodiesel Production from Macro Algae as a Green Fuel for Diesel Engine
title_fullStr Biodiesel Production from Macro Algae as a Green Fuel for Diesel Engine
title_full_unstemmed Biodiesel Production from Macro Algae as a Green Fuel for Diesel Engine
title_sort biodiesel production from macro algae as a green fuel for diesel engine
publisher Universiti Tenaga Nasional
publishDate 2010
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2979/7/BiodieselProduction.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2979/
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