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Knothe, Gerhard |
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Submitted to: American Oil Chemists' Society Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 11/3/2012 Publication Date: 4/28/2013 Citation: Knothe, G.H. 2013. Cetane numbers of biodiesel and its components [abstract]. American Oil Chemists' Society Meeting. p. 34. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: The cetane number is one of the prime fuel quality indicators of a petrodiesel or biodiesel fuel as it relates to the tendency of the fuel to ignite in the combustion chamber. It has been established that compound structure, including chain length, branching, and the presence of double bonds, is a major factor influencing the cetane number. With more potential feedstocks for biodiesel such as inedible oils and algae receiving increasing interest, fatty acid profiles, hitherto unknown in biodiesel, affect its properties including the cetane number. In light of these developments, the cetane numbers of some neat fatty acid methyl esters, for example highly polyunsaturated fatty acid methyl esters (C20:4 and C22:6) and esters with varying double bond positions found in these biodiesel fuels were determined. They can be evaluated in conjunction with previous results on more common esters which is a focus of this presentation. |
