EFFECT OF INDIVIDUAL PHYSIO – CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF KARANJA OIL METHYL ESTER (KOME) & ITS STATISTICAL CORRELATION WITH GROSS CALORIFIC VALUE

Sayyed Siraj R, Joshi S.D, Dharmadhikari H.M

Abstract: Biodiesel is double sided Sword. Due to depletion of fossil diesel, the Biodiesel have taken same position in the fossil fuel category. That’s why now a day the world is taking step towards the biodiesel because the depletion of fossil diesel. Biodiesel is basically Fatty Acid methyl ester based fuel, a long chain of triglycerides and the alcohol in the presence of catalyst forms ethyl esters and the glycerol that process is known as Transesterification, if the free fatty acid content percentage in the oil is more than 2.5 % then the process by which the oil is converted to ethyl esters is known as Esterification followed by Transesterification. In this study we mostly concentrate on the physio – chemical properties; The Physio – chemical properties like Density, Kinematic Viscosity, Flash Point, Cetane Number, are having statistical correlations with the Gross Calorific Value of Karanja Oil Methyl Ester (KOME). We have also shown in the paper, the individual properties how much percent statistical correlation have with the gross calorific value, we have calculated it by Least square Approximation of Linear Regression.

Keywords: Biodiesel, Transesterification, Esterification, Characterization of Biodiesel.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2013.0212022