TITLE:
Study of the Viscosity and Specific Gravity of the Ternary Used Frying Oil (UFO)-Bioethanol-Diesel System
AUTHORS:
Konan Edmond Kouassi, Abollé Abolle, N’guessan Luc Brou, David Boa, N’guessan Raymond Kre, Kouassi Benjamin Yao
KEYWORDS:
Biofuel, UFO-Bioethanol-Diesel Ternary, Density, Viscosity
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering,
Vol.12 No.4,
April
25,
2024
ABSTRACT: Fossil fuels cover around 80% of global energy consumption. However, the problems linked to their use justify the choice of using biofuel. In order to reduce as much as possible, diesel rate, an increase in the number of additives may be considered. Thus, in this work, the study of the used frying oil (UFO), bioethanol and diesel ternary system was undertaken. It emerges from this study that the addition of bioethanol reduces the viscosity and the density of the ternary system and permits a 90% substitution rate for diesel between the UFO and bioethanol. Finally, the percentage of oil becomes 40% after adding alcohol compared to the binary diesel crude vegetable oil mixture where this rate is 30%.