Investigating "egusi" (Citrullus colocynthis L.) seed oil as potential biodiesel feedstock

Energies

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 607-618

  Giwa, Solomon ^a   Abdullah, Luqman Chuah ^a   Adam, Nor Mariah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Crude oil; Egusi; Fuel properties; Melon seed oil

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CRUDE OIL; ESTERS; FEEDSTOCKS; FUEL OILS; FUELS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOYBEAN OIL; SUNFLOWER OIL; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCK; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; EGUSI; FUEL PROPERTIES; MELON SEED OIL; POTENTIAL FEEDSTOCK; RESEARCH INTERESTS; SODIUM METHOXIDE;

OILS AND FATS;

EID: 77952051654     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en3040607     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Murugesan, A.; Umarani, C.; Chinnusamy, T.; Krishnan, M.; Subramanian, R.; Neduzchezhain, N. Production and analysis of bio-diesel from non-edible oils-A review. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 2009, 13, 825-834.
2. Balat, M.; Balat, H.A critical review of biodiesel as vehicular fuel. Energ. Conv. Mgmt. 2009, 49, 2727-2741.
3. Demirbas, A. Progress and recent trends in biodiesel fuels. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 2009, 50, 14-34.
4. Rashid, U.; Answar, F.; Moser, B.R.; Knothe, G. Moringa oleifera oil: A possible source ofbiodiesel. Bioresour. Technol. 2008, 99, 8175-8179.
5. Hosamani, K.M.; Hiremath, V.B.; Keri, R.S. Renewable energy sources from Michelia champaca and Garcinia indica seed oils: A rich source of oil. Biom. Bioenerg. 2009, 33, 267-270.
6. Schinas, P.; Karavalakis, G.; Davaris, C.; Anastopoulos, G.; Karonis, D.; Zannikos, F.; Stournas,S.; Lois, E. Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) seed oil as an alternative feedstock for the production of biodiesel in Greece. Biomass Bioenerg. 2009, 33, 44-49.
7. Kansedo, J.; Lee, K.T.; Bhatia, S. Cerbera odollam (sea mango) oil as a promising non-edible feedstock for biodiesel production. Fuel 2009, 88, 1148-1150.
8. Chapagain, B.P.; Yehoshua, Y.; Wiesman, Z. Desert date (balanites aegypytiaca) as an arid sustainable bioresource for biodiesel. Bioresour. Technol. 2009, 100, 1221-1226.
9. Ng, T.J. New opportunities in the cucurbitaceae. In New Crops, 1st ed.; Janick, J., Simon, J.E., Eds.; Wiley: New York, NY, USA, 1993; pp. 538-546.
10. Oluba, M.O.; Ogunlowo, Y.R.; Ojieh, G.C.; Adebisi, K.E.; Eidangbe, G.O.; Isiosio, I.O. Physicochemical properties and fatty acid composition of citrullus lanatus (Egusi melon) seed oil. J. Biol. Sci. 2008, 8, 814-817.
11. Achu, M.B.; Fokou, E.; Tchiegang, C.; Fotso, M.; Tchouanguep, F.M. Nutritive value of some cucurbitaceae oilseeds from different regions in Cameroon. Afr. J. Biotechnol. 2005, 11, 1329-1334.
12. Mabaleha, M.B.; Mitei, Y.C.; Yeboah, S.O. A comparative study of the properties of selected melon seed oils as potential candidates for development into commercial edible vegetable oil. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 2007, 84, 31-36.
13. Ntui, V.O.; Thirukkumaran, G.; Iioka, S.; Mii, M. Efficient plant regeneration via organogenesis in "egusi" melon (Colocynthis citrullus L.). Scientia Hort. 2009, 119, 397-402.
14. Uruakpa, F.O.; Aluko, R.E. Heat-induced gelation of whole egusi (Colocynthis citrullus L.) seeds. Food Chem. 2004, 87, 349-354.
15. Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Agricultural outlook in Nigeria. In Proceedings of the Nigeria National Crop Outlook Conference, Kano State, Nigeria, May 2005. Available online: http://www.mistowa.org/files/CAFSTON/AGRICULTURAL%20OUTLOOK%20-%20PRSD.pdf (accessed on 26 December 2009).
16. Yaniv, Z.; Shabelsky, E.; Schafferman, D. Colocynth: Potential arid land oilseed from an ancient cucurbit. In Perspectives on New Crops and New Uses, 1st Edition.; Janick, J., Eds.; ASHS Press: Alexandria, VA, USA, 1999; pp. 257-261.
17. Patil, P.D.; Deng, S. Optimization of biodiesel production from edible and non-edible vegetable oils. Fuel 2009, 88, 1302-1306.
18. Akgün, N.; Iscan, E. Effects of process variables for biodiesel production by transesterification. Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. 2007, 109, 486-492.
19. Ramos, M.J.; Fernandez, C.M.; Casas, A.; Rodriguez, L.; Perez, A. Influence of fatty acid composition of raw materials on biodiesel properties. Bioresour. Technol. 2009, 100, 261-268.
20. Moser, B.R. Biodiesel production, properties, and feedstocks. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.-Plant 2009, 45, 229-266.
21. Srivastava, A.; Prasad, R. Triglycerides-based diesel fuels. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 2000, 4, 111-33.
22. Milovanović, M.; Pićurić-Jovanović, K. Characteristics and composition of melon seed oil. J. Agric. Sci. 2005, 50, 41-49.
23. Al-Khalifa, A.S. Physicochemical characteristics, fatty acid composition, and lipoxygenase activity of crude pumpkin and melon seeds. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1996, 44, 964-966.
24. Kamel, B.S.; Dawson, H.; Kakuda, Y. Characteristics and composition of melon and grape seed oils and cakes. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 1995, 62, 881-883.
25. Akoh, C.C.; Nwosu, C.V. Fatty acid composition of melon seed oil lipids and phospholipids. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 1992, 69, 314-316.
26. Usta, N. Use of tobacco seed oil methyl ester in a turbocharged indirect injection diesel engine. Biomass Bioenerg. 2005, 28, 77-86.
27. Freedman, B.; Pryde, E.; Mounts, T. Variables affecting the yields of fatty esters from transesterified vegetable oils. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 1984, 61, 1638-1643.
28. Srivastava, P.K.; Verma, M. Methyl ester of karanja oil as alternative renewable source energy. Fuel 2008, 87, 1673-1677.
29. Rashid, U.; Anwar, F.; Arif, M. Optimization of base catalytic methanolysis of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seed oil for biodiesel production by using response surface methodology. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2009, 48, 1719-1726.
30. Saydut, A.; Duz, M.Z.; Kaya, C.; Kafadar, A.B.; Hamamci, C. Transesterified sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seed oil as a biodiesel fuel. Bioresour. Technol. 2008, 99, 6656-6660.
31. Sarin, R.; Sharma, M.; Sinharay, S.; Malhotra, R.K. Jatropha-palm biodiesel blends: An optimum mix for Asia. Fuel 2007, 86, 1365-1371.
32. Chakraborty, M.; Baruah, D.C.; Konwer, D. Investigation of terminalia (Terminalia belerica Robx.) seed oil as prospective biodiesel source for North-East India. Fuel Process. Technol. 2009, 90, 1435-1441.
33. Knothe, G.; Matheaus, A.C.; Ryan, T.W. Cetane numbers of branched and straight-chain fatty esters determined in an ignition quality tester. Fuel 2003, 82, 971-975.
34. Imahara, H.; Minami, E.; Saka, S. Thermodynamic study on cloud point of biodiesel with its fatty acid composition. Fuel 2006, 85, 1666-1670.
35. McCormick, R.L.; Ratcliff, M.; Moens, L.; Lawrence, R. Several factors affecting the stability of biodiesel in standard accelerated tests. Fuel Process. Technol. 2007, 88, 651-657.
36. Rashid, U.; Anwar, F. Production of biodiesel through base-catalyzed transesterification of safflower oil using an optimized protocol. Energy Fuels 2008, 22, 1306-1312.
37. Allen, C.A.W.; Watts, K.C.; Ackman, R.G.; Pegg, M.J. Predicting the viscosity of biodiesel fuels from their fatty acid ester composition. Fuel 1999, 78, 1319-1326.
38. Bajpai, D.; Tyagi, V.K. Biodiesel: Source, production, composition, properties and its benefits. J. Oleo Sci. 2006, 55, 487-502.
39. Demirbas, A. Relationships derived from physical properties of vegetable oil and biodiesel fuels. Fuel 2008, 87, 1743-1748.
40. Rashid, U.; Anwar, F.; Moser, B.R.; Ashraf, S. Production of sunflower oil methyl esters by optimized alkali-catalyzed methanolysis. Biomass Bioenergy 2008, 32, 1202-1205.
41. El-Diwani, G.; Attia, N.K.; Hawash, S.I. Development and evaluation of biodiesel fuel and by-products from jatropha oil. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 6, 219-224.
42. Rashid, U.; Anwar, F.; Ansari, T.M.; Arif, M.; Ahmad, M. Optimization of alkaline transesterification of rice bran oil for biodiesel production using response surface methodology. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 2009, 84, 1364-1370.