Biodiesel Production using Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil by Trans-Esterification Method

Authors

  • Hayatuddeen Abubakar Department of Chemical Engineering, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria.
  • Abubakar M. Hammari Department of Biochemistry, Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria.
  • Usman Adamu Department of Biotechnology, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria.
  • Aisami Abubakar Department of Biochemistry, Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54987/bstr.v8i2.555

Keywords:

Biodiesel; sunflower; viscosity; sustainable; transesterification

Abstract

Biodiesel produced from sunflower seed oil is environmentally friendly, sustainable and feasible as an alternative to conventional diesel fuel. Sunflower seed oil biodiesel was produced through trans-esterification reaction using 200 g sunflower seed oil (SSO), 40g methanol and 0.8g sodium hydroxide (NaOH) catalyst at 55 ℃ reaction temperature and 120-minute reaction time. The experiment was carried out three times and average results evaluated. High yield of the biodiesel (88.31%) was obtained. The fuel property of the biodiesel product was determined by the American standard for testing and materials (ASTM) fuel tests. Some of the properties includes density (0.79 g/cm3), kinematic viscosity (3.59 mm2/s), dynamic viscosity (6.58x10-3 kgm-1s-1), water content (0.04% mass), acid value (0.36 mg KOH/g), flash point (159 °C) and pour point was found to be -19 °C. The results found to be within the range of American standard for testing and materials (ASTM), the fuel tests show that the biodiesel product from Sunflower seed oil can serve as an alternative source for diesel production.

Downloads

Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Abubakar, H., Hammari, A. M., Adamu, U., & Abubakar, A. (2020). Biodiesel Production using Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil by Trans-Esterification Method. Bioremediation Science and Technology Research (e-ISSN 2289-5892), 8(2), 24–27. https://doi.org/10.54987/bstr.v8i2.555

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Articles

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).