Palm Oil Methyl Ester Properties

Oil seeds rape sunflower soy palm used cooking oil waste animal fat scale of production industrial scale introduction fatty acid methyl esters fame are esters of fatty acids.

Palm oil methyl ester properties. In case of transesterification to convert palm oil to palm oil methyl ester it was found that the properties of the palm methyl ester satisfy the astm standards for biodiesel as shown in table 2 table 3. This biodiesel is defined as the methyl ester of palm oil also known as palm oil diesel. Methyl ester physical properties consisting of plant based fatty acid esters produced from natural coconut palm and palm kernel oils the pastell m series is characterized by its high level of purity low viscosity low boiling point low volatility minimal odor and lubricating properties. The physical characteristics of fatty acid esters are closer to those of fossil diesel fuels than pure vegetable oils but properties depend on the type of.

Palm oil can produced. Therefore increasing demand in biofuel industry is expected to drive the market for palm oil methyl ester and hence the prices. Palm methyl ester is the base material for bio fuels and can be used as lubricants in the automotive sector. Palm oil like all fats is composed of fatty acids esterified with glycerol palm oil has an especially high concentration of saturated fat specifically the 16 carbon saturated fatty acid palmitic acid to which it gives its name monounsaturated oleic acid is also a major constituent of palm oil.

The results revealed varying improvement in acid value density viscosity pour point and cloud point accompanied by a slight decrease. Lubrication properties such as viscosity viscosity index vi and pour point pp were determined according to methods of the american society for testing and materials. Palm oil is one of the most popular fuels in this world. Palm kernel pkote and palm oil ppote tmp esters derived from palm oil and palm kernel methyl esters respectively.

Unrefined palm oil is a significant source of tocotrienol part of the vitamin e family. The results of this investigation will be used to find compatible lubricant for biodiesel engine. Table 5 showed the properties of palm oil biodiesel. Properties of palm oil methyl esters with increasing additive content were investigated after addition of ethanol butanol and diethyl ether.

The density kinematic viscosity and biodieselflash pointare higher than that of diesel fuel so mixing is still the key point to.