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Table 7 Fuel properties of biodiesel from mutton bone oil

From: A novel design for biodiesel production from methanol + mutton bone fat mixture

Properties

Unit

EN-14214 [62, 60, 56]

ASTM-D6751 [60, 6365]

ASTM No. 2D diesel [53, 56, 66]

Biodiesel from mutton bone oil

Density (@ 25 °C)

Kg/m3

860–900

840–860

875

Kinematic viscosity (@ 40 °C)

mm2/s

3.5–5

1.9–6

1.9–3.8

5.26

Flash point

°C

120 min

130 min

70

168

Acid value

mg KOH/g

0.5 max

0.8 max

0.5

0.673

Saponification value

mg KOH/g

370 max

215.985

Iodine value

gr I2/100

120 max

36.54

Cetane index

51 min

47 min

47–55

63.37

Higher heating value

MJ/kg

35

37.37–40.168

43.3–46.7

40.03