Characterization of Blending Composition Variations in Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) Biofuels With Diesel to Biodiesel
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- 10.2991/ahe.k.210205.001How to use a DOI?
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- Biodiesel, blending, composition, characterization, variation
- Abstract
The increase in national fuel consumption has an impact on the decline in fossil energy reserves. Therefore, one of the solutions to overcome this problem is to look for alternative fuels, such as biosolar or biodiesel. This biodiesel is environmentally friendly, has no effect on health, can be used as vehicle fuel, which has reduced emissions compared to conventional diesel oil. This alternative fuel is produced from various blending composition formulations of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) derived from vegetable palm and petroleum diesel oil. Also, it is in accordance with the quality standards from the Directorate General of Oil and Gas. Furthermore, it is used to reduce diesel consumption. This research began by making biodiesel through blending FAME with diesel fuel of varied composition, such as B-20, B-30, B-40, B-50, B-60, B-70, B-80 and B-90. Also, the biodiesel characteristics were analyzed, such as the density, viscosity, Calculate Cetane Index (CCI), flash point, water content, and sulfur content. The results showed that the characteristics produced during 30 days storage in accordance with the standards started from B-20, B-30, B-40 and B-50. In B-20, the density was 836,000 kg/m3, viscosity was 2,695 cSt, CCI was 50.8, flash point was at 62 0C, water content was 238 ppm, and sulfur content was 790 ppm. Furthermore, in B-30, the density was 852,500 kg/m3, viscosity was 3,157 cSt, CCI was 48,3, flash point was at 69 0C, water content was 241 ppm, and sulfur content was 700 ppm. In B-40, the density was 856,500 kg/m3, viscosity was 3,389 cSt, CCI was 48,7, flash point was at 75 0C, water content was 288 ppm, and sulfur content was 740 ppm. Lastly, in B-50, the density was 858,000 kg/m3, viscosity was 3,453 cSt, CCI was 53,9, flash point was at 81 0C, water content was 331 ppm, and sulfur content was 780 ppm.
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TY - CONF AU - Yusabri AU - Muhammad Yerizam AU - Aida Syarif PY - 2021 DA - 2021/02/09 TI - Characterization of Blending Composition Variations in Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) Biofuels With Diesel to Biodiesel BT - Proceedings of the 4th Forum in Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST-T1-T2-2020) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1 EP - 6 SN - 2589-4943 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahe.k.210205.001 DO - 10.2991/ahe.k.210205.001 ID - 2021 ER -