Cuphea Oil as a Potential Biodiesel Feedstock to Improve Fuel Properties
Publication: Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 140, Issue 3
Abstract
One of the approaches to improving the fuel properties of biodiesel, a fuel derived from vegetable oils, animal fats, or other triacylglycerol-containing materials, is to use a feedstock with inherently different fatty acid profile than most common feedstocks such as commodity vegetable oils. Cuphea oil is such a feedstock as it is highly enriched in decanoic acid, which causes the biodiesel fuel derived from it to exhibit improved properties. Cuphea oil, however, faces agronomic issues before widespread commercial production is possible. This article briefly summarizes recent research results regarding cuphea oil in relation to the biodiesel fuel derived from it.
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Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 140 • Issue 3 • September 2014
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Received: May 8, 2013
Accepted: Feb 11, 2014
Published online: May 12, 2014
Published in print: Sep 1, 2014
Discussion open until: Oct 12, 2014
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