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Identification of adulterant and alcohol route in biodiesel using mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy

Independent Journal of Management & Production

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Title Identification of adulterant and alcohol route in biodiesel using mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy
 
Creator Ventura da Silva, Maryleide
Lima, Sandro Marcio
da Cunha Andrade, Luis Humberto
Simionatto, Euclésio
da Silva Figueiredo, Márcio
 
Subject
biodiesel; oil-biodiesel blends; infrared spectroscopy.
 
Description Mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy was used to analyze soybean oil, ethylic and methylic soybean biodiesel, and blends prepared with soybean oil mixed with biodiesel, in order to evaluate this method as an alternative to assess oil as impurities or adulterant in biodiesel. We also aimed to determine whether the biodiesel was prepared by the ethyl or methyl routes, by inspecting the infrared spectra. The C-O functional groups between 1100 and 1200 cm-1 are different for oil and biodiesel, which allows them to be used to distinguish impurities (residual oil) in biofuel. The peak C-O-C at 1017 cm-1 is characteristic for methylic biodiesel, and the peak O-C-C at 1035 cm-1 for ethylic biodiesel. These vibrational modes can therefore be used to indicate the route used to prepare the biofuel. Results indicated that infrared spectroscopy is appropriate for monitoring the quality of biofuel for commercial sale.
 
Publisher Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo (IFSP)
 
Contributor Fundect-MS
CAPES
FINEP
CNPq
Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD).
 
Date 2014-01-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

 
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Identifier http://www.ijmp.jor.br/index.php/ijmp/article/view/136
10.14807/ijmp.v5i1.136
 
Source Independent Journal of Management & Production; Vol 5, No 1 (2014): Independent Journal of Management & Production; 264-274
2236-269X
2236-269X
 
Language eng
 
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