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Influence of fatty acid methyl ester composition on tribological properties of vegetable oils and duck fat derived biodiesel

Hamdan, S. H. and Chong, W. W. F. and Ng, J. H. and Ghazali, M. J. and Wood, R. J. K. (2017) Influence of fatty acid methyl ester composition on tribological properties of vegetable oils and duck fat derived biodiesel. Tribology International, 113 . pp. 76-82. ISSN 0301-679X

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Abstract

To explore its potential as a biolubricant/additive, the study determines the frictional properties at various lubrication regimes for biodiesels derived from vegetable oils, hydrogenated vegetable oil and animal fat. It is found that the frictional characteristics for the biodiesels can be divided into Group I (feedstocks from winter crops) and Group II (feedstocks from summer crops, animal fat and hydrogenated vegetable oil). For each of the groups, with decreasing ratio of mono-unsaturated to total saturated fatty acid methyl ester content, the biodiesels’ friction force reduces while their load carrying capacity deteriorates. From the experimental results, it is deduced that soybean biodiesel shows great potential as a biolubricant/additive because it possesses low friction force with the highest possible load carrying capacity.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Biodiesel, Biolubricant, Frictional mapping, Green Tribology
Subjects:T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions:Mechanical Engineering
ID Code:75607
Deposited By: Widya Wahid
Deposited On:27 Apr 2018 01:33
Last Modified:27 Apr 2018 01:33

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