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Biodiesel Transesterification Monitored Using Physical Properties (Ash)
Fatin Farhana Binti Azri
Supervisor: Mr. Mohamed Shahrir Bin Mohamed Zahari
Bachelor of Technology (Environment)
School of Ocean Engineering
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Depletion of petroleum is an urgent problem that need to be solved and it leads to
much attention on biodiesel production. In this study, biodiesel samples which are the
crude biodiesel and pure biodiesel were prepared and studied. The properties of ash
of the sample was measured and compared to the standard biodiesel values stated by
Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and MS 2008 standard. This study was conducted
to analyze the ways to check the production of biodiesel by using the physical
properties method. The biodiesel was prepared and characterized to identify the
physical properties using standard test method such as the mass of ash. The standard
range for ash is between 0.001 to 0.180 mass %. Knowledge of the amount ashforming
material present in a product can provide information as the product suitable
or not for given application.
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