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Biodiesel from Peanut Oil – Groundnut, Peanut Oil as Biofuel

 

History tells us that Rudolf Diesel ran his first diesel engine on peanut oil. Even later, during times of fuel shortages, cars and trucks were successfully run on preheated peanut oil. Currently however, peanut oil is used relatively less (when compared to sunflower oil, palm oil or soybean oil) for biodiesel production. One major reason could be the cost.

 

  • Peanut Biodiesel Promising But Costly Alternative Fuel - Peanut oil first came into prominence during World War II as a replacement for scarce fossil fuel-based oils and lubricants. With domestic fuel prices at record levels, it is not surprising that scientists are again looking at peanut oil as a fuel alternative. The primary oil used in the United States to make biodiesel fuel is soy oil. Peanut oil produces approximately more biodiesel per acre, compared to soy oil. The problem is peanut oil on the world market is more valuable than soy oil, making conversion to biodiesel economically impractical, says this article from Renewable Energy Access. Read this page for more (Aug 2006 article)
  • Production of Biodiesel from Peanut Oil by Transesterification - Jianan Zhang, Yujie Zhou, Keke Cheng, Hongjuan Liu, and Yanliang Wang. Division of Green Chemistry and Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China - In this research, production of biodiesel from peanut oil with alkali catalyst by transesterification is discussed, and effects of operational parameters such as molar ratio of methanol to oil, concentration of alkali catalyst, reaction temperature and reaction time on transesterification reaction are investigated. The results showed that the optimal parameters were that the molar ratio of methanol to oil was 6:1, concentration of alkali was 1%, reaction temperature was 45 centigrade and reaction time was 60min. At the same time, it was found that biodiesel product was consisted of about eleven kinds of fatty acid methyl esters by GC-MS analysis, among which relative contents of palmitic acid methyl esters and linolenic acid methyl esters were higher. In addition, glycerol was obtained as a by-product after transesterification. Compared with diesel oil, main properties of biodiesel are shown to be well comfirmed to that of No. 0 mineral diesel oil. See the original source page from the 2006 Confex meeting abstract
  • History of Biofuels – from Yokayo Biofuels

 

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Peanut oil - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Peanut oil is an organic oil derived from peanuts, noted to have the slight aroma and taste of its parent legume. It is often used in Southeast Asian cuisine much as olive oil is used in the Mediterranean. Peanut oil is appreciated for its high smoke point relative to many other cooking oils. Its major component fatty acids are palmitic acid (8-14%), oleic acid (36-67%), and linoleic acid (14-34%). The oil also contains some 6-8% (total) of arachidic acid, arachidonic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid and other fatty acids.

 

Peanut oil was used as the original source of fuel for the diesel engine.

 

Peanut oil is most commonly used when frying foods, particularly french fries. Commercial peanut oil will not cause an allergic reaction because the allergen is a protein, not a fat; however, organic and cold pressed oils will.

 

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