Abstract
Biodiesel is a non-toxic, biodegradable and renewable fuels, its main component is the fatty acid methyl ester, a rapeseed oil, soybean oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, peanut oil, sunflower oil, palm oil, coconut oil, recovery Cooking oil and animal oils as raw materials in the catalyst (base or acid) and the role of methanol carried out under the transesterification reaction made of fatty acid methyl ester. Compared to diesel and petrochemical, bio-diesel is a clean renewable energy, burning can be effective in reducing vehicle exhaust of nitrogen oxides, sulfides and particulate matter emissions, with the potential to reduce diesel emissions.
Biodiesel is a renewable use of rapeseed oil and other raw materials obtained through the synthesis of long-chain fatty acid methyl ester, it is not saturated by oleic acid C18 as the main components of decomposition Triglyceride obtained. Its high cetane number, more than 49 (petrochemical diesel to 45), is an alternative to ordinary diesel fuel used in environmental protection.
Biodiesel contains C16 ~ C18 length of the carbon chain, from the carbon chain length, the bio-diesel has lubricity. Its viscosity, flash point and the low-temperature liquid, and other characteristics, the bio-diesel can under certain conditions to use as a lubricant.
Keywords: Biodiesel;Fatty acid methyl ester;Carbon chain;Diesel;Lubricity