Estimated Fuel Properties of Luffa Aegyptiaca as a Possible Feedstock for Biodiesel Production

Year 2023, Volume: 38 Issue: 2, 401 - 410, 28.07.2023

Duygu Durdu Koç , Aslı Abdulvahitoğlu

https://doi.org/10.21605/cukurovaumfd.1333973

Abstract

The world's expanding human population and rising standard of living result in a rise in energy consumption. Since fossil fuel reserves are mostly exploited to fulfil the expanding energy demand, this makes it more difficult to get energy. Due to the non-renewable nature of fossil fuel resources and the possibility of energy supply issues occurring as a result of globalization, access to energy becomes challenging at this point. However, switching to alternative and environmentally beneficial fuel sources is now a need because of the harm that their widespread usage has caused to the environment and the diminishing resources that are being used up. The loofah seed Luffa Aegyptiaca, which is grown mostly in Turkey's Hatay region, is discussed in this paper. Fatty acids in the oil produced from Luffa aegyptiaca seeds were identified by analysis. Oleic and linoleic acids were found to be the primary fatty acids controlling the combustion characteristics of biodiesel fuel. These acids were found to be, respectively, 97.8318 and 129.1163. Using the Biodiesel Analyzer v1.2, the physicochemical characteristics of biodiesel fuel were identified. It was determined that biodiesel fuel made from Luffa aegyptiaca seed might be used as a substitute for diesel fuel.

Keywords

Biodiesel, Alternative fuel, Luffa aegyptiaca, Fatty acid

Luffa Aegyptiaca'nın Potansiyel Biodizel Üretimi İçin Olası Bir Hammadde Olarak Tahmini Yakıt Özellikleri

Abstract

Dünya genelindeki artan insan nüfusu, yükselen yaşam standartlarıyla birleştiğinde enerji taleplerini arttırmaktadır. Bu durum, fosil yakıt rezervlerinin çoğunlukla yükselen enerji talebini karşılamak için kullanılmasına bağlı olarak enerji erişimini zorlaştırmaktadır. Fosil yakıt kaynaklarının yenilenebilir olmayan doğası ve küreselleşme ile ortaya çıkan enerji arzı sorunları potansiyeli nedeniyle enerjiye erişim bu aşamada zorlaşmaktadır. Öte yandan, yaygın kullanımları sonucunda çevreye verilen zararlar ve her geçen gün azalan kaynakların tükenmesi göz önüne alındığında, alternatif ve ekolojik dostu yakıt kaynaklarına geçiş yapmak günümüzde kaçınılmaz hale gelmiştir. Bu çalışmada, özellikle Türkiye'nin Hatay bölgesinde yetiştirilen Luffa Aegyptiaca adı verilen loofah tohumu ele alınmaktadır. Luffa Aegyptiaca tohumları kullanılarak elde edilen yağ analiz edilmiş ve yağ asitleri belirlenmiştir. Biyodizel yakıtın yakıt özelliklerini etkileyen başlıca yağ asitleri oleik ve linoleik asit olarak belirlenmiştir. Bu asitler sırasıyla 97.8318 ve 129.1163 olarak belirlenmiştir. Biyodizel yakıtın fizikokimyasal özellikleri Biodiesel Analyzer v1.2 kullanılarak belirlenmiştir. Luffa aegyptiaca tohumu biyodizel yakıtın, dizel yakıtla karıştırıldığında potansiyel bir yakıt kaynağı olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.

Keywords

Biyodizel, alternatif yakıt, Luffa aegyptiaca, Yağ asidi

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