Methyl esters (biodiesel) from Melanolepis multiglandulosa (alim) seed oil and their properties

• Main Authors: Knothe, Gerhard, Razon, Luis F., de Castro, Maria Ellenita G.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Euphorbiaceae > Analysis; Biodiesel fuels—Properties; Transesterification; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2247; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/3246/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Sufficient supply of feedstock oils is a major issue facing biodiesel production. In this work, methyl esters, also known as biodiesel, of the seed oil of Melanolepis multiglandulosa, a member of the Euphorbiaceae family, were prepared using standard conditions, with sodium methoxide as catalyst, an...