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Biodiesel Production Using Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat Mixtures
Abstract
In this study, the biodiesel samples were produced by using the mixtures of vegetable oils (sunflower and corn oils) and beef tallow. In the experiments, the mixtures of vegetable oils and beef tallow at different ratios were trans esterified in a batch-wise system with methanol by using sodium hydroxide as catalyst. The effects of temperature, time, amount of catalyst and vegetable oil/beef tallow ratio on biodiesel production were studied. The experiments were carried out by using amount of catalyst ranging from 0.125 to 1 wt% of feedstocks by keeping the molar ratio of 1/6 (oil to methanol) at temperatures between 40-70 °C for different times ranging from 25 to 80 min. The biodiesel from the mixture of vegetable oils and beef tallow were obtained using the blends containing 0, 5, 10 and 20% of beef tallow by volume. All experiments were conducted at a fixed mixing speed of 600 rpm. The biodiesel conversion increased sharply until 0.75 wt% catalyst amount and slightly between 0.75wt% and 1 wt% with increasing reaction time for all feed stocks. Biodiesel conversions increased with increasing temperature from 40 to 60°C, but there was no significant increase after this temperature. The degree of conversion decreased as the beef tallow content increased in the mixture. The values of density and kinematic viscosity of biodiesel samples increased with an increase of beef tallow amount in vegetable oils. On the other hand, the heat values of biodiesel were similar to sunflower oil and beef tallow from which they were produced.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Environmental and Sustainable Processes, Chemical and Thermal Processes in Energy and Combustion
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
March 27, 2025
Submission Date
December 11, 2024
Acceptance Date
February 17, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 20 Number: 1
APA
Sharif, Y. A., & Akosman, C. (2025). Biodiesel Production Using Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat Mixtures. Turkish Journal of Science and Technology, 20(1), 259-268. https://doi.org/10.55525/tjst.1599173
AMA
1.Sharif YA, Akosman C. Biodiesel Production Using Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat Mixtures. TJST. 2025;20(1):259-268. doi:10.55525/tjst.1599173
Chicago
Sharif, Yousef Aziz, and Cevdet Akosman. 2025. “Biodiesel Production Using Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat Mixtures”. Turkish Journal of Science and Technology 20 (1): 259-68. https://doi.org/10.55525/tjst.1599173.
EndNote
Sharif YA, Akosman C (March 1, 2025) Biodiesel Production Using Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat Mixtures. Turkish Journal of Science and Technology 20 1 259–268.
IEEE
[1]Y. A. Sharif and C. Akosman, “Biodiesel Production Using Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat Mixtures”, TJST, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 259–268, Mar. 2025, doi: 10.55525/tjst.1599173.
ISNAD
Sharif, Yousef Aziz - Akosman, Cevdet. “Biodiesel Production Using Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat Mixtures”. Turkish Journal of Science and Technology 20/1 (March 1, 2025): 259-268. https://doi.org/10.55525/tjst.1599173.
JAMA
1.Sharif YA, Akosman C. Biodiesel Production Using Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat Mixtures. TJST. 2025;20:259–268.
MLA
Sharif, Yousef Aziz, and Cevdet Akosman. “Biodiesel Production Using Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat Mixtures”. Turkish Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 20, no. 1, Mar. 2025, pp. 259-68, doi:10.55525/tjst.1599173.
Vancouver
1.Yousef Aziz Sharif, Cevdet Akosman. Biodiesel Production Using Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat Mixtures. TJST. 2025 Mar. 1;20(1):259-68. doi:10.55525/tjst.1599173