Measurement of the viscosity of biodiesel by using an optical viscometer |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Maestría en Ciencias en Ingeniería Mecatrónica y Bioquímica, Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico;2. Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas (CIICAp), UAEM, Mexico;1. Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku Hamamatsu 432-8011, Japan;2. Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku Hamamatsu 432-8011, Japan;1. Tecnológico Nacional de México/I. T. de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México;2. Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, León, Guanajuato, México;1. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Energy Acres, VPO Bidholi, PO Prem Nagar, Dehradun 248007, Uttarakhand, India;2. CSIR – Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani 333031, Rajasthan, India;1. Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;2. Department of Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, 60000 Multan, Pakistan;3. Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, we report the characterization of the viscosity of biodiesel produced from jatropha curcas. The viscosity measurement has been carried out by using a modified falling ball viscometer as well as optical technology. The viscosity was measured from 28 to 70 °C, which is the interest for determining the quality of biodiesel. We found that the falling ball optical viscometer offers a resolution of a viscosity measurement of ±0.039 mPa s with a relative error of 1.47933%. The measurement process was compared with a commercial viscometer, and it has been demonstrated that the biodiesel produced in Chiapas has good quality. |
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| Keywords: | Biodiesel Viscosity measurement Falling ball viscometer Optical technology |
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