Nitration of biodiesel of waste oil: Nitrated biodiesel as a cetane number enhancer

Canoira, L; Alcantara, R; Torcal, S; Tsiouvaras, N; Lois, E; Korres, DM

dc.contributor.author	Canoira, L	en
dc.contributor.author	Alcantara, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Torcal, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsiouvaras, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Lois, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Korres, DM	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:26:44Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:26:44Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0016-2361	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18203
dc.subject	Biodiesel	en
dc.subject	Cetane number	en
dc.subject	Nitration	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Chemical	en
dc.subject.other	Antiknock rating	en
dc.subject.other	Catalysis	en
dc.subject.other	Esters	en
dc.subject.other	Fatty acids	en
dc.subject.other	Fuel additives	en
dc.subject.other	Gas chromatography	en
dc.subject.other	Nitration	en
dc.subject.other	Nitrogen	en
dc.subject.other	Biodiesel	en
dc.subject.other	Sodium methoxide	en
dc.subject.other	Transesterification	en
dc.subject.other	Waste frying oils	en
dc.subject.other	Vegetable oils	en
dc.title	Nitration of biodiesel of waste oil: Nitrated biodiesel as a cetane number enhancer	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.fuel.2006.10.022	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2006.10.022	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	Biodiesel has been produced by transesterification of waste frying oil with methanol catalysed by sodium methoxide. The unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters of the biodiesel produced have been nitrated by two alternative nitration methods, showing an incorporation of nitrogen between 3.43 and 5.10 wt.%, in the chemical form of nitro, nitrate and acetoxy functional groups. A detailed gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis has been carried out on the nitrated biodiesel samples in order to identify the nitration products of this complex mixture. The nitrated biodiesel has been added to a base diesel fuel in a 1000 mg L-1 concentration resulting in an increase of the cetane number of the fuel by more than five points, from 54.7 to 60.5. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Fuel	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.fuel.2006.10.022	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000245717900007	en
dc.identifier.volume	86	en
dc.identifier.issue	7-8	en
dc.identifier.spage	965	en
dc.identifier.epage	971	en