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Physicochemical and Characterization of Biodiesel Produced from Sesamum indicum Seeds

Abstract

Sesamum indicum is an herbaceous plant which belongs to the family of Pedaliaceae. It is native to India, Sudan, China, Burma and Nigeria. The objective of this study was to assess some parameters and characterized biodiesel from the sesame using ASTM specifications. The result indicated that sesame seeds contained 66.67% oil while the percentage biodiesel produced from the oil was 86.67%. The moisture, density, acid value, free fatty acid, iodine and pH of the extracted sesame oil and biodiesel are 0.03 and 0.02, 0.08 and 0.87, 135.20 and 33.66, 13.52 and 3.36, 44.61 and 32.80 and 5.90 and 5.32 respectively. The viscosity and flash point of the biodiesel is 2.40 and 180 respectively. In conclusion, sesame seed oil has potential application for biodiesel production.

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