Recent Progress on the Implementation of Renewable Biodiesel Fuel for Automotive and Power Plants: Raw Materials Perspective

Table 2

Biodiesel properties from various raw materials [77].

Properties	Sulfur content, ppm	Kinematic viscosity	Flash point	Cetane number	Cetane index	Iodine value	Lower heating value	Higher heating value
Palm	2	4.61	163	61.9	50.5	54.0	37.3	40.6
Coconut	3	2.75	113	59.3	—	18.5	35.2	38.1
Tallow	7	4.69	124	58.9	59.1	65.9	37.2	39.7
Yellow grease	5	4.80	161	56.9	48.5	88.9	37.6	39.4
Corn	4	4.19	171	55.7	60.9	101.0	39.9	43.1
Jatropha	5	4.75	152	55.7	—	109.5	37.7	40.7
Canola	2	4.38	153	53.7	61.5	108.8	38.9	41.3
Rapeseed	4	4.50	169	53.7	5.7	116.1	37.6	41.1
Soy	2	4.26	159	51.3	52.3	125.5	37.0	39.7
Safflower	—	4.14	174	51.1	—	141.0	—	42.2
Sunflower	2	4.42	175	51.1	55.0	128.7	35.3	40.6
Camelina	2	3.80	136	50.4	—	152.8	—	45.2