Biodiesel from kernel oil of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) seed |
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| Authors: | Ayhan Demirbas |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;2. Department of Renewable Energy, Sila Science, Trabzon, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Kernel oil of sweet cherry seed (Prunus avium L.) was extracted with hexane in a Soxhlet extractor. Sweet cherry kernel oil contains more than 87% unsaturated fatty acids, such as oleic acid (43.7% by weight), linoleic acid (41.8% by weight), and linolenic acid. The biodiesel from kernel oil of sweet cherry seed in itself is not significantly different from biodiesel produced from common vegetable oils. |
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| Keywords: | Biodiesel catalyst kernel oil of sweet cherry seed sweet cherry seed transesterification |
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