Masters Theses

Keywords and Phrases

Biogenic oil esters; Pour point of biogeneric oils; Cloud point of biogeneric oils; Boiling range of biogeneric oils; Pour point

Abstract

"Crude oil .and natural gas are the most important fossil fuels available today. The past hundred years petroleum distillates have been used as fuel for transportation, heating, electrical power generation, and many industrial processes. However, in recent years rapid depletion of the finite fossil fuel deposits and environmental problems such as the greenhouse effect, solid waste disposal have formed crucial arguments for development of alternative sources of energy. Some of the most suitable alternatives to petroleum fuels are the biogenic oils. These oils possess a number of properties similar to those of mineral oils and in addition are environmentally benign.

Biogenic oils or their derivatives are also emerging as good substitutes for a wide variety of technical and chemical applications. The principal sources of biogenic oils are vegetable oils and animal fats. Because of their high molecular weights biogenic oils possess high viscosity and low thermal stability. As a result these oils are often used as monohydric esters in fuel and other applications. These esters are less viscous and possess better cold temperature properties. Therefore, for a wider acceptance of biogenic oil esters as replacement petroleum oils, salient properties of biogenic oil esters should be known. However, such properties are known only for a few of the biological oil esters.

Present work focuses on the determination of salient physical properties such as viscosity and density, pour point, cloud point and boiling ranges of methyl, ethyl, isopropyl and tertiary-butyl esters derived from varied biogenic oils-regular soybean oil, high oleic soybean oil, low saturated soybean oil, palm oil, canola oil, sunflower oil and chicken fat"--Abstract, p. iii

Advisor(s)

Flanigan, V. J.

Committee Member(s)

Kapila, Shubhender
Chandrashekhara, K.

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Summer 2005

Pagination

xii, 59 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58)

Rights

© 2005 Venkateswara Rao Koneni, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Restricted Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Oils and fats -- Industrial applicationsVegetable oils -- ViscosityVegetable oils -- Density

Thesis Number

T 8787

Print OCLC #

70720204

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