Biodiesel production from Shea butter: A suitable alternative fuel to premix fuel

Tulashie, Samuel Kofi; Kalita, Pranjal; Kotoka, Francis; Segbefa, Oscar Kwame; Quarshie, Livingstone

UCC IR Home
→
UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS
→
RESEARCH ARTICLES AND BOOKS
→
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL & NATURAL SCIENCES
→
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE
→
Department of Chemistry
→
View Item

dc.contributor.author	Tulashie, Samuel Kofi
dc.contributor.author	Kalita, Pranjal
dc.contributor.author	Kotoka, Francis
dc.contributor.author	Segbefa, Oscar Kwame
dc.contributor.author	Quarshie, Livingstone
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-21T09:53:20Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-21T09:53:20Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.issn	23105496
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5663
dc.description	7p:, ill.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This work focused on transesterifcation of shea butter into biodiesel via double stage acid-alkaline catalysis. It outlined the use of shea butter biodiesel as a substitute for premix fuel for fshing.Upon using 0.8–1.4 wt% KOH catalyst per shea butter weight, a methanol/oil ratio of 4:5 and 2 mL of 95% H2SO4 at 65 °C, the optimum biodiesel yield was 74% wt.FTIR was conducted to ascertain the biodiesel composition. Some of the important properties of the biodiesel (density, kinematic viscosity, flash point, cetane number, iodine value, methyl ester content and high heating value) at different temperatures were investigated and compared with the ASTM and EN standards for biodiesel, and No.2 diesel. The compared values were similar, indicating that the shea butter biodiesel can be used as an alternative to premix fuel	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Cape Coast	en_US
dc.subject	Shea butter	en_US
dc.subject	Premix fuel	en_US
dc.subject	Biodiesel	en_US
dc.subject	Transesterifcation	en_US
dc.subject	Methyl ester	en_US
dc.title	Biodiesel production from Shea butter: A suitable alternative fuel to premix fuel	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US