Title:
Study of Rapeseed Oil Degradation in Different Storage Conditions
Author(s):
Esteban, B., Baquero, G., Rius, A., Puig, R., Riba, J.-R.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
Obtaining energy from vegetable oils is a widely applied technology in many regions. There are currently many studies and applications based on the use of vegetable oils, mainly promoted by policies aimed to reducing greenhouse gases emissions. The oils in contact with air at atmospheric conditions suffer changes in their chemical nature and its organoleptic character. At the storage stage, decomposition products are generated from the oil, namely: peroxides, alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and acetone. In the case of storage of rapeseed oil for fuel utilization, there are few studies centred on the conditions of storage. However, as far as we know there are no studies focused in its use as biofuel. In this work different conditions of storage have been studied. These conditions are applicable in the Mediterranean zone. This study aims to analyse the degradation of rapeseed oil as fuel according to the parameters that analyse degradation of rapeseed oil from the German standard DIN 51605, focusing on four different storage conditions.
Keywords:
biofuels, rapeseed oil, local and storage
Topic:
R&D on Processes for Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Fuels from Biomass
Subtopic:
Oil-based biofuels
Event:
20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
3DV.4.43
Pages:
1792 - 1794
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-3DV.4.43
Price:
FREE
