Amalgamation and Optimization of FAEE Biodiesel Fuel from Croton macrostachyus hochst. ex Delile Seed oil Utilizing Solid Calcium Oxide-Chicken Eggshell Squander as a Heterogeneous Catalyst
Table 2
Summary of physicochemical properties of C. M. seed oil with another feedstock [22].
No.
Physicochemical property
Units
C. M. seed oil (present study)
∗Waste cooking oil
∗∗Castor oil
∗∗∗Jatropha curcas oil
1
Density
kg/m3
892
900
890
907
2
Kinematic viscosity
mm2/s
42.37
49.93
40.39
49.93
3
Acid value
mgKOH/g
2.36
2.4
3.4
3.38
4
Free fatty acid
%
1.18
1.2
1.7
1.7
C.M. seed oil
%
46.85
—
35–40
35–40
5
Saponification value
mgKOH/g
198.03
199
198.63
193.55
6
Moisture content
%
1.68
—
—
7
Ash content
%
0.73
—
—
8
Iodine value
gI2/100 g
64.0
73
65
20.3–93.9
∗∗∗Adopted from [19]. ∗∗Adopted from [23]. ∗Adopted from [24].