I-A Basa’s research while affiliated with Polytechnic University of Timişoara and other places

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Characterisation and optimisation of biodiesel's production from waste cooking oil
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January 2010

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UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series C: Electrical Engineering

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We studied the transesterification of two types of waste cooking oil (WCO), with methanol and ethanol using NaOH. Also the physical characteristics of produced biodiesel were studied and compared to the European standard EN 14214. The WCO used in this study was collected from the École des Mines de Nantes university's restaurant. We used to search the optimum conversion ratio, combining four variables: temperature of reaction, catalyst amount, time of reaction and alcohol to oil molar ratio, the effect of free fatty acid content in the oil and the type of alcohol used in the reaction were also studied.

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... Transesterification shows significant reduction in viscosity, enhancement in cetane number, and other physical properties [31]. Thus, the advantage of transesterification is that it transforms the triglycerides into fatty acid methyl esters mixture that has a lower viscosity, which is 7 -11 times lower than the original oil [32,33]. This mixture, so called "biodiesel", is biodegradable, has a very good stability and it can be safely transported due to its high flash point; it has a higher cetane number than diesel oil and can be used in diesel engines without any modification [19,[32][33][34][35]. ...

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Three dimensional modeling of mixture formation and combustion in a CI engine operated on animal fats bio-fuel
Characterisation and optimisation of biodiesel's production from waste cooking oil
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  • January 2010

UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series C: Electrical Engineering