Editors-in-Chief:  Weilun Yin, Beijing Forestry University, China Klaus v. Gadow, University of Göttingen, Germany
Wang Wei-gang, Ma Lei, Jiang Jian-xin, Jiang Li, Zhang Zhi-xiang. Transesterified Chinese Spicehush (Lindera communis) seed oil as a biodiesel fuel[J]. Forest Ecosystems, 2007, 9(2): 132-136. DOI: 10.1007/s11632-007-0020-4
Citation: Wang Wei-gang, Ma Lei, Jiang Jian-xin, Jiang Li, Zhang Zhi-xiang. Transesterified Chinese Spicehush (Lindera communis) seed oil as a biodiesel fuel[J]. Forest Ecosystems, 2007, 9(2): 132-136. DOI: 10.1007/s11632-007-0020-4

Transesterified Chinese Spicehush (Lindera communis) seed oil as a biodiesel fuel

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This work was supported by the 948 Project of the State Forestry Administration, P. R. China (No.-4-122).

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  • Received Date: 14 September 2006
  • Rev Recd Date: 05 December 2006
  • Studies were carried out on the transesterification of the Chinese Spicehush (Lindera communis
    ) seed (LCS) oil with methanol for the production of biodiesel. The methyl esters of LCS oil were compared with soybean esters to determine biodiesel fuel performance and properties. The fatty acids content in the seed kernel oil (LKO) and coat oil (LCO) were quantified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry method (GC-MS). LKO contains 95.1% saturated acids (capric, lauric, myristic and palmitic) and 2.3% unsaturated acids (oleic). LCO contains 24.6% saturated acids (palmitic and stearic) and 73.6% unsaturated acids (oleic, linoleic and palmitoleic). The kinematic viscosity, cold filter plugging point, cloud point, flash point and cetane index were determined. The methyl esters of LKO had a higher kinematic viscosity and a lower cold filter plugging point value, so it has better performance in cold weather. The biodiesel of LCS oil has fuel properties within the limits prescribed by American (ASTM D 6751-02) standards, except for a slightly lower flash point of LKO biodiesel than that prescribed by these standards (130℃). Thus, LKO and LCO biodiesel have great potential to be used on a large scale as fuel for diesel engines.
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