Production of Jatropha Methyl Ester
Arun Kumar Rajamanickam1, Sarath Prasad M U2, Sanjeevee P3, Sanjai Kumar E4, Yashwanth Vineth S5
1Arun Kumar Rajamanickam*, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
2Sarath Prasad M U, UG Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
3Sanjai Kumar E, UG Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
4Yashwanth Vineth S, UG Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sanjeevee P, UG Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Manuscript received on March 15, 2020. | Revised Manuscript received on March 27, 2020. | Manuscript published on April 10, 2020. | PP: 6-9 | Volume-9 Issue-6, April 2020. | Retrieval Number: F3649049620/2020©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.E2942.049620
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Abstract: In a past span of years there is a huge development in the automobile field it creates a demand for petroleum products leads to insufficient supply of fuels and also it causes more pollution. Due to this all the developed and developing countries are focusing in producing biodegradable fuels to reduce the cost and demand of fossil fuels and mineral oils. Many researchers are identify that vegetable oils and biogas are the beat alternate to the mineral oils. Since the vegetable oils are eco-friendly and biodegradable so it plays the major role in production of alternate fuels. In this paper the production of jatropha ester and the tribological properties were studied. Transesterification process was carried out to produce the ester from jatropha curcas oil. Jatropha curcas oil is a non-edible oil, ester prepared from jatropha curcas oil was added with nano copper oxide particles to improve the wear resisting property and reduce the pollution.
Keywords: Jatropha oil, Transesterification, Lubricant, Nanoparticle.
Scope of the Article: Production Engineering