Research Article

Bio Gas Oil Production from Waste Lard

Table 1

The main properties and fatty acid composition of the applied waste lard.

PropertiesValueStandard methods

Kinematic viscosity, 40°C, mm2/s39.53EN ISO 3104:1996
Density (40°C), g/cm30.9385EN ISO 3675: 2000
Sulphur content, mg/kg6EN ISO 20846:2004
Acid number, mg KOH/g0.63EN 14104:2004
Iodine number, g I2/100 g78EN 14111:2004
Carbon residue, %0.11EN ISO 10370:1997
Flash point, °C>250EN ISO 2719:2003
Cold filter plugging point, °C37EN 116:1999

Fatty acid composition*, %

C14 : 01.04EN ISO 5509:2000;
EN 14103:2004

C16 : 020.47
C16 : 17.65
C18 : 012.83
C18 : 132.99
C18 : 217.32
C18 : 36.70
C20 : x 0.86
Other0.14
Calculated oxygen content, %11.2

*The first number represents the number of carbon atoms and the second means the number of double bonds in the molecule.