Proceedings of the 4th Forum in Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST-T1-T2-2020)

Characterization of Blending Composition Variations in Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) Biofuels With Diesel to Biodiesel

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Yusabri, Muhammad Yerizam, Aida Syarif
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Available Online 9 February 2021.
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10.2991/ahe.k.210205.001How to use a DOI?
Keywords
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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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th Forum in Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST-T1-T2-2020)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Engineering
Publication Date
9 February 2021
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978-94-6239-332-5
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2589-4943
DOI
10.2991/ahe.k.210205.001How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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