The fuel properties and pollution potentials of lignite coal, wood chippings, cashew leaf litter, yam peels and rice husks were improved by blending, carbonisation and pelletization. Four blends of lignite coal with the biomass samples were prepared in 20:80 ratio and made into p...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25603
The production of bio-ethanol from corn chaff and cassava waste water was carried out after pretreatment with liquid hot water. Proximate analysis was carried out on the wastes using standard methods and the results obtained for corn chaff were carbohydrate (1.64%), fibre (22%),...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/6913
The determination of optimum reaction temperature and time for biodiesel yield from Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil was studied. The oil was transesterified using potassium hydroxide (KOH) in methanol as catalyst to obtain the crude biodiesel. For the reaction time, the biodiesel pr...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/3927
The determination of optimum catalyst concentration for biodiesel yield from Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil was studied. The oil was transesterified using potassium methoxide as catalyst to obtain the crude biodiesel. The reaction was carried out at different catalyst concentration...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2013/3761
This study was carried out to assess the fuel quality of biodiesel produced from tigernut (Cyperus esculentus) oil and its blends with petro- diesel. The oil was extracted from the tigernut by solvent extraction method using petroleum ether. The oil was trans-esterified using pot...