Evaluation of the Oxidation Stability of Biodiesel Produced from Moringa oleifera Oil

Simple item page
dc.creatorKivevele, Thomas
dc.creatorMbarawa, Makame M.
dc.creatorBereczky, Ákos
dc.creatorZöldy, Máté
dc.date2020-07-09T09:56:18Z
dc.date2020-07-09T09:56:18Z
dc.date2011-10-19
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T09:24:47Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T09:24:47Z
dc.descriptionThis research article published by ACS Publications, 2011
dc.descriptionBiodiesel is considered as an alternative fuel to petroleum-based conventional diesel fuel. Dependent upon the raw material, biodiesel can contain more or less unsaturated fatty acids in its composition, which are susceptible to oxidation reactions accelerated by exposure to oxygen and high temperatures. The present study evaluated the oxidative stability of biodiesel produced by methanolysis of Moringa oleifera oil, primarily available on the African continent. The evaluation was conducted by means of the Rancimat instrument, at a temperature of 110 °C, with an air flow of 10 L/h. Moringa oil methyl ester (MOME) displayed an oxidation stability of 5.05 h. Thus, MOME met the oxidative stability requirement in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D6751 standard, which prescribes a minimum of 3 h, but did not meet the minimum requirement prescribed in the EN 14214 standard, which is 6 h. Also, this study evaluated the effectiveness of four antioxidants, 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene [pyrogallol (PY)], 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid [propyl gallate (PG)], 2-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol [butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)], and 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol [butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)], on the oxidation stability of MOME. The result showed that the effectiveness of these antioxidants was in the order of PY > PG > BHA > BHT.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1021/ef200855b
dc.identifierhttps://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/839
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95762
dc.languageen
dc.publisherACS Publications
dc.subjectLipids
dc.subjectBiodiesel
dc.subjectOxidation
dc.titleEvaluation of the Oxidation Stability of Biodiesel Produced from Moringa oleifera Oil
dc.typeArticle

Files

Collections

Research Articles [MEWES]