Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Abstract
Leucaena leucocephala (petai belalang) seed oil has been studied previously as a feedstock for biodiesel but no study describes its fuel properties for use in diesel engine. In this study, hexane was used to extract oil from the seeds of Leucaena leucocephala in a Soxhlet apparatus. Chemical properties of the oil were then analysed which demonstrated a relatively high FFA content of 6.0wt%, requiring the two-step method for biodiesel production through an acid-catalyzed esterification followed by alkali-catalyzed transesterification. Physico-chemical properties of the processed biodiesel such as triglyceride, diglyceride, monoglyceride, free glycerol, methanol content, ester content, carbon residue, acid value, oxidation stability, tocopherol concentration, iodine value, water content, kinematic viscosity, density, pour point, cloud point, cold filter plugging point and flash point were analysed. The obtained biodiesel showed high oxidation stability and most fuel properties complied with two international standards, European Standards (EN14214) and American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM D6751).
Keywords
Biodiesel, Leucaena leucocephala, Fuel properties, Seed oil
Divisions
InstituteofBiologicalSciences
Funders
University of Malaya (UM) and UM Sustainability Science Research Cluster: research grants (PG289-2016A and RP004B-13BIO)
Publication Title
Journal of the Society of Automotive Engineers Malaysia
Volume
1
Issue
2
Publisher
Society of Automotive Engineers Malaysia