TITLE:
Characterization of Oils Produced from Jatropha Curcas, Peanut and White Sesame in Burkina Faso for Possible Enable Synthesis of Biofuels
AUTHORS:
Momath Ndiaye, Madialène Sene, Goumbo Ndiaye, Mamadou Salif Mané
KEYWORDS:
Biomass Oleaginous, Physical Parameters, Chemical Parameters Biofuel, Vegetable Oils
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Power and Energy Engineering,
Vol.10 No.5,
May
30,
2022
ABSTRACT: The indispensable role
of energy in the correct functioning of economies and the current depletion of
fossil fuels which are not renewable, have made the search for alternative
energy sources a major point of reflection worldwide. Vegetable oils are
increasingly being considered as a possible replacement for fossil fuels in countries
of the south and North. In order to vulgarize the use of vegetable oil as fuel,
it is essential that analytical protocols and standards are elaborated to
assure the quality of oils as fuels. This work aims at developing protocols for the characterization of oilseeds
and their resultant oils in a bid to ensure their quality for direct use as
Biofuels or better still to serve as raw material in producing Biofuels. These
protocols have the advantage of being reproducible, fast, and simple to implement
compared to those used in Europe to characterize the oils (very complex and
expensive, applied to petroleum products). Cotton, Jatropha curcas, white
sesame, and
peanut grains were acquired from the Zogona local market, Ouagadougou, and oil extraction was done
at the village level. The resultant oils were characterized. Their physicochemical
parameters (water content, oil content, acid index, the calorific value,
density, and viscosity....) were evaluated at the Biomass Energy and Biofuels
Laboratory (LBEB) of the International Institute for Water and Environmental
Engineering (2iE) and the Burkinabé National Hydrocarbons Authority (SONABHY)
Laboratory. The oilseed grain cakes (moisture, ash rate, rate of volatile
matter, and oil content...) were also analysed.