Abstract
As fossil fuel has been depleting day by day, it has become a threat to us that it might get extinct. Therefore, it is high time for us to look for an alternate source to replace fossil fuel. This study is based on finding a potential candidate capable of producing methyl esters and extracting oil from them. The feedstock used in the present study is Cascabela Ovata. The fruit which is locally known as Utong lei is found almost in every part of the northeast state of India and its seed produces oil. Extraction by the solvent method was used for the extraction of oil. After extraction, the yield was obtained to be 68.8%. The transesterification process was carried out for the synthesis of methyl ester using NaOH and methanol as a catalyst. Then it was characterized by performing FTIR analysis and found a strong presence of C=O stretching which indicates a strong presence of esters. Similarly, the oil tested has a specific gravity of 0.887 kg/m3 (at 25 °C), density is 0.876 kg/m3 (at 15 °C), kinematic viscosity was 5.78 cSt (at 40 °C), and flashpoint of 96 °C. The strong presence of esters showed that the feedstock has a high potential capability of extracting methyl esters which can contribute to alternate fuels such as biodiesel.
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Abishek, M.S., Kachhap, S., Singh, P.S. (2023). Biodiesel Production by Non-edible Cascabela Ovata Seeds Through Solvent Methods. In: Swain, B.P. (eds) Recent Advances in Materials. ICSTE 2023. Springer Proceedings in Materials, vol 25. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3844-5_15
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