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dc.contributor.author Sampath, PRAU
dc.contributor.author Samarakoon, SPAGL
dc.contributor.author Ismail, FM
dc.contributor.author Gunawardena, SHP
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-21T02:12:29Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-21T02:12:29Z
dc.date.issued 2008
dc.date.issued 2008
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/8109
dc.description.abstract Sri Lanka should look at alternative fuel sources to reduce its dependence on foreign oils. Diesel is the highest used petroleum product in the transport sector. Biodiesel extracted from non edible oils like Rubber Seed Oil (RSO) is one such alternative fuel that is feasible in Sri Lanka. However RSO contains high amount of free fatty acid (FF A). This lowers the yield of methyl ester (biodiesel) formation if alkaline esterification is performed directly. Therefore a two-step trans-esterification process is used to convert high FFA non-edible oils to_biodiesel. First step is acid easterification to reduce the FFA of oil and the second step is alkaline esterification to produce bio diesel from oil with FFA reduced. ln this study two of the major factors that affect the efficiency of the acid esterification step were investigated. The properties of biodiesel produced with standard biodiesel and petroleum diesel fuel were also compared.
dc.language en
dc.title Biodiesel production from high FFA Rubber Seed oil
dc.type Conference-Abstract
dc.identifier.year 2008
dc.identifier.conference Research for Industry
dc.identifier.place Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa
dc.identifier.pgnos 38-40
dc.identifier.proceeding 14th Annual Symposium on Research and Industry


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