Evaluation of the biodiesel fuel properties of fatty acid methyl esters from carica papaya L.

• Main Authors: Charvet, Celina Therese S.P., Duya, Ma. Ruby Joy V., Miller, Ana Vanessa G., Razon, Luis F.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2011
• Subjects: Biodiesel fuels; Papaya; Transesterification; Esterification; Feedstock; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2238
• Institution: De La Salle University

Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) from Carica papaya L. (papaya) oil were investigated as a potential biodiesel fuel. Oil was extracted from papaya seeds by mechanical pressing, solvent extraction with hexane and solvent extraction with steam. The papaya seed oil contained 10.3% free fatty acid. Thus,...