Physical, chemical and fuel related properties of tomato seed oil for evaluating its direct use in diesel engines

Giannelos, PN; Sxizas, S; Lois, E; Zannikos, F; Anastopoulos, G

dc.contributor.author	Giannelos, PN	en
dc.contributor.author	Sxizas, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Lois, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Zannikos, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Anastopoulos, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:22:56Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:22:56Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	0926-6690	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16729
dc.subject	Fatty acid	en
dc.subject	Fuel properties	en
dc.subject	Physical properties	en
dc.subject	Solvent extraction	en
dc.subject	Tomato seed oil	en
dc.subject.classification	Agricultural Engineering	en
dc.subject.classification	Agronomy	en
dc.subject.other	Fatty acids	en
dc.subject.other	Fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Physical properties	en
dc.subject.other	Seed	en
dc.subject.other	Solvent extraction	en
dc.subject.other	Viscosity	en
dc.subject.other	Flow properties	en
dc.subject.other	Fuel properties	en
dc.subject.other	Fuel substitutes	en
dc.subject.other	Tomato seed soil	en
dc.subject.other	Vegetable oils	en
dc.subject.other	biofuel	en
dc.subject.other	diesel engine	en
dc.subject.other	oil	en
dc.subject.other	seed	en
dc.subject.other	Extraction	en
dc.subject.other	Fatty Acids	en
dc.subject.other	Fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Seeds	en
dc.subject.other	Solvents	en
dc.subject.other	Vegetable Oil	en
dc.subject.other	Viscosity	en
dc.subject.other	Lycopersicon esculentum	en
dc.title	Physical, chemical and fuel related properties of tomato seed oil for evaluating its direct use in diesel engines	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.indcrop.2004.11.001	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2004.11.001	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Oil was extracted from tomato seeds, tested for several important alternative fuel properties and compared with other vegetable oils. The oil yield of tomato seeds is about 35% on a dry weight basis. This vegetable oil has low volatility, low sulphur, low ash content, and high viscosity. Cetane number, density as well as the cold flow properties are similar to those of other vegetable oils. The fatty acid profile of tomato seed oil shows that there is a predominance of compounds containing an even number of carbon atoms, especially C-16 and C-18. The total saturated and unsaturated fatty acid composition is 18.28% and 81.72%, respectively, and the most abundant fatty acid is linoleic acid (56.12%). This study indicates that tomato seed oil is a renewable energy source and a promising fuel substitute which could be used in the diesel engine to bring down the consumption of the conventional petroleum products. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Industrial Crops and Products	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.indcrop.2004.11.001	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000232824800003	en
dc.identifier.volume	22	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	193	en
dc.identifier.epage	199	en