Optimization of biodiesel production from refined cotton seed oil and its characterization

Biodiesel was produced through transesterification of refined cotton seed oil with methanol and potassium hydroxide (KOH) as a catalyst using batch mode. The physicochemical properties of cotton seed oil and biodiesel as an alternative fuel for diesel engine was characterized through ASTM standards...

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Main Authors: Dominic Okechukwu Onukwuli, Lovet Nwanneka Emembolu, Callistus Nonso Ude, Sandra Ogechukwu Aliozo, Mathew Chukwudi Menkiti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute 2017-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062115301240
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