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Spectroscopic Techniques for Stability and Quality Assessment of Biodiesel

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2017.20147
Uma Krishnakumar
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut-673 601, India *Corresponding author: E-mail: siva@nitc.ac.in
V. Sivasubramanian*
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut-673 601, India *Corresponding author: E-mail: siva@nitc.ac.in

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 29 No. 1 (2017): Vol 29 Issue 1

Abstract

With the high demand for fuel supply, as well as environmental concerns, the development and production of biodiesel produced from renewable, bio-based raw materials are of great concern. The increase in greenhouse gases has become the driving force for the shift from fossil fuels to alternative fuels. Aging of the biofuels on storage is a major concern for the biofuel production sector as it will degrade the fuel properties. Biofuel get oxidized easily, which affect its properties such as kinematic viscosity and acid value. By adding suitable antioxidants, biodiesel ageing can be controlled to a great extent. The oxidation stability of the biofuels needs to be tested in order to maintain the quality under storage. In this study, the suitability of various spectroscopic techniques such as photochemiluminescence and UV/visible spectrophotometry to access the oxidation stability of the biodiesel produced from rubber seed oil have been assessed. The results suggest that photo chemiluminescence and spectroscopic method can be effectively used to quantify the oxidation stability of the biofuels. This study also confirms that antioxidant use will assure long term storage stability of biodiesel fuels.

Keywords

Biodiesel Crude rubber seed oil Oxidation stability Photochemiluminescence.
Krishnakumar, U., & Sivasubramanian*, V. (2016). Spectroscopic Techniques for Stability and Quality Assessment of Biodiesel. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 29(1), 115–118. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2017.20147
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