Research Article

Physical and Chemical Properties of Biodiesel Obtained from Amazon Sailfin Catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) Biomass Oil

Table 4

Comparison of the chemical composition of Amazon sailfin catfish biodiesel (ASC-B) with waste cooking oil (BWCO), marine fish oil (BMFO), and previous biodiesel production from catfish works.

Methyl ester profile (% wt.)Chemical structureASC-BBWCO [46]BMFO [16]Previous studies using catfish
Fu et al. [54]Thanh et al. [55]Maniam et al. [56]

MyristateC14:04.4880.546.63.43
PentadecanoateC15:01.466
PalmitateC16:024.67914.1821.627.89
PalmitoleateC16:19.0590.748.01.67
HeptadecanoateC17:01.9200.17
HeptadecanoateC17:10.978
StearateC18:010.8443.774.18.38
OleateC18:116.08147.5117.346.44
LinoleateC18:21.29824.831.710.85
LinoleateC18:30.3824.972.91.33
VaccenateC19:15.366
ArachidateC20:03.6060.8
EicosenoateC20:12.9104.2
EicosadienoateC20:20.4920.17
EicosatetraenoateC20:43.9340.38
EicosapentaenoateC20:59.1730.0313.3
BehenateC22:00.1
DocosenoateC22:10.183.8
DocosadienoateC22:21.7
DocosatetraenoateC22:40.14
DocosapentaenoateC22:50.05
DocosahexaenoateC22:63.3450.0414.8

Saturated47.00319.5632.339.7
Monounsaturated34.39448.4333.348.11
Polyunsaturated18.62430.6134.412.18
Density (15°C) (g·cm−3)0.8670.8830.887 and 0.8730.8772
Acid value (mg·KOH g−1)0.490.090.30.12
Methanol (wt.%)0.031<0.01
Kinematic viscosity at 40°C (mm2·s−1)3.583.4 and 3.24.53
Flash point (°C)147174 and 168
Cloud point310
Water content (mg·kg−1)0.867300 and 200
FAME content (wt.%)0.4997.0296.6 and 98.2