Synthesis and Characterisation of a Biolubricant from Cameroon Palm Kernel Seed Oil Using a Locally Produced Base Catalyst from Plantain Peelings
| Autor: | Maurice Kor Ndikontar, Michael Bong Alang, Peter T. Ndifon, Yahaya Muhammad Sani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Materials science 020209 energy Pour point 02 engineering and technology General Medicine Transesterification 010501 environmental sciences Pulp and paper industry 01 natural sciences chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Palm kernel 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Flash point Palm kernel oil Viscosity index Trimethylolpropane 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Green and Sustainable Chemistry. :275-287 |
| ISSN: | 2160-696X 2160-6951 |
| DOI: | 10.4236/gsc.2018.83018 |
| Popis: | Biolubricant was synthesized from Cameroon palm kernel oil (PKO) by double transesterification, producing methyl esters in the first stage which were then transesterified with trimethylolpropane (TMP) to give the PKO biolubricant in the presence of a base catalyst obtained from plantain peelings (municipal waste). The yields from both catalysts were significantly similar (48% for the locally produced and 51% for the conventional) showing that the locally produced catalyst could be valorized. The synthesized biolubricant was characterized by measuring its physical and chemical properties. The specific gravity of 1.2, ASTM color of 1.5, cloud point of 0°C, pour point of -9°C, viscosities at 40°C of 509.80 cSt and at 100°C of 30.80 cSt, viscosity index of 120, flash point greater than 210°C and a fire point greater than 220°C were obtained. This synthesized biolubricant was found to be comparable to commercial T-46 petroleum lubricant sample produced industrially from mineral sources. We have therefore used local materials to produce a biolubricant using a cheap base catalyst produced from municipal waste. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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