Production and Characterization of Biodiesel-Ethanol-Diesel Blend as Fuel in Compression-Ignition Engine

Authors

  • I. Yahuza  Department of Automobile Engineering, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nigeria
  • S. S. Farinwata  Department of Mechatronics and Systems Engineering, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nigeria
  • H. Dandakouta  Department of Automobile Engineering, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nigeria
  • D. Y. Dasin  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola

Keywords:

Biodiesel, Transesterification, Ethanol, Fermentation, Staphylococcus Aureus

Abstract

Biodiesel was produced from Neem oil, which was extracted from Neem seed (Azadirachta indica) using Soxhlet extraction by transesterification method. Ethanol was produced from saw dust of Masonia (Masonia Altissama) wood by means of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process. 7.25liters of oil was recovered from 13.5kg of crushed neem seeds. Using a DMA-35 meter, the sugar produced from the saw dust was measured to be 923.2g and 157.9ml of ethanol was distilled at 780C. The oil, the biodiesel and the blends properties, such as acid value (AV), saponification value (SP), ester value (EV), iodine value (IV), free fatty acid (FFA), peroxide value (PV) and cetane number (CN), were investigated. Total bacterial count and identification of colony growth were conducted and the result shows that Staphylococcus aureus identified with the maximum growth rate of 7 days. The ethanol produced was blended with diesel in different proportions and 10% biodiesel was used as emulsifier to prevent phase separation of the ethanol and diesel. The fuel properties of the biodiesel-ethanol-diesel (BED) blends were also experimentally investigated. The properties determined were relative density, cloud point, pour point, flash point, viscosity and the calorific value. The experimental results of all the blends were compared with standard values to know the suitability of using BED blend in compression ignition engine. The results show that both the relative density and viscosity of the blends decreased as the ethanol content in the blends was increased.

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I. Yahuza, S. S. Farinwata, H. Dandakouta, D. Y. Dasin, " Production and Characterization of Biodiesel-Ethanol-Diesel Blend as Fuel in Compression-Ignition Engine, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp.1415-1424, January-February-2018.