Design of a Small Scale Pilot Biodiesel Production Plant and Determination of the Fuel Properties of Biodiesel Produced With This Plant

Authors

  • Tanzer Eryılmaz Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering-Architecture, Bozok University, 66200, Yozgat, Turkey
  • Muttalip Erkan Department of Electric and Energy, Yozgat Vocational School, Bozok University, 66200, Yozgat, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v3i2.67-70.238

Keywords:

Pilot biodiesel production plant, wild mustard seed crude oil, refined canola oil, oil mixture, biodiesel, fuel property

Abstract

A small scale pilot biodiesel production plant that has a volume of 65 liters/day has been designed, constructed and tested. The plant was performed using oil mixture (50% wild mustard seed oil + 50% refined canola oil) and methanol with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) catalyst. The fuel properties of biodiesel indicated as density at 15oC (889.64 kg/m3), kinematic viscosity at 40oC (6.975 mm2/s), flash point (170oC), copper strip corrosion (1a), water content (499.87 mg/kg), and calorific value (39.555 MJ/kg), respectively.

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Published

22.09.2014

How to Cite

Eryılmaz, T., & Erkan, M. (2014). Design of a Small Scale Pilot Biodiesel Production Plant and Determination of the Fuel Properties of Biodiesel Produced With This Plant. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 3(2), 67–70. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v3i2.67-70.238

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Agriculture and Environment

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