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Improving Cold-Flow Propertiws of Jatrpha and Karanja Biodiesel

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, H. B. Technological Institute, Kanpur-208002, India
  • 2Department of Chemical Engineering, H. B. Technological Institute, Kanpur-208002, India

Res.J.chem.sci., Volume 6, Issue (11), Pages 1-5, November,18 (2016)

Abstract

In this paper, the low temperature properties of jatropha methyl ester and karanja methyl esters. Cold-flow improvers poly methyl acrylate and poly alpha olefin were tested at 0g to 10 g in 5 ml, 10 ml, 15 ml, and 100 ml. PMA and PAO additives reduced the pour point and cloud point jatropha and karanja methyl esters mixture and its blend petroleum diesel with cold flow improvers shows very little effect on cloud point. A considerable reduction in pour point has been noticed by using cold flow improvers. The experimental result showed that the poly alpha olefin cold flow improvers was very effective in the depression of the pour point of jatropha methyl ester and karanja methyl ester and retard viscosity increase of jatropha and karanja methyl esters.

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