Palm Oil Methyl Ester Properties
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Palm oil methyl ester properties. Oil seeds rape sunflower soy palm used cooking oil waste animal fat scale of production industrial scale introduction fatty acid methyl esters fame are esters of fatty acids. The physical characteristics of fatty acid esters are closer to those of fossil diesel fuels than pure vegetable oils but properties depend on the type of. P g chemicals specializes in methyl esters derived from lauric oils coconut and palm kernel oils with rspo certified options available. Methyl ester 40 579 878 10 3 45 5 soybean oil 39 626 914 65 4 38 4 corn oil 37 825 915 46 3 37 6 palm methyl ester 37 917 874 4 5 from the above table analysis it become convenient to identify major difference between the physical properties of the diesel and the palm methyl ester pme 8.
Palm oil can produced. Palm kernel pkote and palm oil ppote tmp esters derived from palm oil and palm kernel methyl esters respectively. The results of this investigation will be used to find compatible lubricant for biodiesel engine. Two types of tmp esters were considered.
Therefore increasing demand in biofuel industry is expected to drive the market for palm oil methyl ester and hence the prices. Palm oil is one of the most popular fuels in this world. Palm oil methyl ester as an alternative fuel. Lubrication properties such as viscosity viscosity index vi and pour point pp were determined according to methods of the american society for testing and materials.
The density kinematic viscosity and biodieselflash pointare higher than that of diesel fuel so mixing is still the key point to. Palm methyl ester is the base material for bio fuels and can be used as lubricants in the automotive sector. The methyl ester composition of palm oil biodiesel pob was determined by gas chromatography see table 1. This biodiesel is defined as the methyl ester of palm oil also known as palm oil diesel.
Unrefined palm oil is a significant source of tocotrienol part of the vitamin e family. Palm oil like all fats is composed of fatty acids esterified with glycerol palm oil has an especially high concentration of saturated fat specifically the 16 carbon saturated fatty acid palmitic acid to which it gives its name monounsaturated oleic acid is also a major constituent of palm oil. Methyl ester physical properties consisting of plant based fatty acid esters produced from natural coconut palm and palm kernel oils the pastell m series is characterized by its high level of purity low viscosity low boiling point low volatility minimal odor and lubricating properties. Table 5 showed the properties of palm oil biodiesel.
2 diesel fuel d used had an elemental composition by weight of 87 2 carbon 12 8 hydrogen and 0 0225 sulphur and an aromatic content of 29 3 13 monoaromatics 13 3 diaromatics and 3 polyaromatics.