FATTY ACID PROFILE OF KUSUM OIL | PROPERTIES COMPARISION | |||||
Sl. No. | Fatty Acid | Percent | Properties Measured | Kusum Oil | Biodiesel | Diesel |
1 | Myristic acid (C14:0) | 0.01 | Flash Point (˚C) | 268 | 70 | 68 |
2 | Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 7.59 | Fire Point (˚C) | 275 | 75 | 73 |
3 | n − 7 Palmitic oleic acid (C16:1) | 1.80 | Viscosity (redwood second) | 121 | 71 | 67 |
4 | n − 9 cis Oleic acid (C18:1) | 2.83 | Pour Point (˚C) | 12 | −4 | −6 |
5 | n − 6 Translinoleic acid (C18:2) | 49.69 | Acid Value (Mg KOH/g) | 13 | 0.46 | 0.35 |
6 | n − 3 alpha-linoleic acid (C18:3) | 0.26 | Calorific Value (MJ/kg) | 38 | 42 | 45 |
7 | n − 9 Eicosenoic acid (C20:1) | 29.54 | Carbon Residue (%) | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.30 |