Research Article
Bio Gas Oil Production from Waste Lard
Table 1
The main properties and fatty acid composition of the applied waste lard.
| Properties | Value | Standard methods |
| Kinematic viscosity, 40°C, mm2/s | 39.53 | EN ISO 3104:1996 | Density (40°C), g/cm3 | 0.9385 | EN ISO 3675: 2000 | Sulphur content, mg/kg | 6 | EN ISO 20846:2004 | Acid number, mg KOH/g | 0.63 | EN 14104:2004 | Iodine number, g I2/100 g | 78 | EN 14111:2004 | Carbon residue, % | 0.11 | EN ISO 10370:1997 | Flash point, °C | >250 | EN ISO 2719:2003 | Cold filter plugging point, °C | 37 | EN 116:1999 |
| Fatty acid composition*, % |
| C14 : 0 | 1.04 | EN ISO 5509:2000; EN 14103:2004 |
| C16 : 0 | 20.47 | C16 : 1 | 7.65 | C18 : 0 | 12.83 | C18 : 1 | 32.99 | C18 : 2 | 17.32 | C18 : 3 | 6.70 | C20 : x | 0.86 | Other | 0.14 | Calculated oxygen content, % | 11.2 | |
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*The first number represents the number of carbon atoms and the second means the number of double bonds in the molecule.
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