| Fuel Property |
1(Petroleum
diesel) |
2(PKO
Biodiesel) |
3Rapeseed
Biodiesel |
4Canola
Biodiesel |
5Jathropha Biodiesel |
6Pawpaw Biodiesel |
7WCO
Biodiesel |
| Specific Gravity |
0.853 |
0.883 |
0.876 |
0.878 |
0.880 |
0.867 |
0.858 |
| Flash Point °C |
74 |
167 |
124 |
177 |
170 |
135 |
150 |
| Pour Point°C |
–16 |
2 |
–2 |
–1 |
|
4.000 |
7 |
| Cloud Point °C |
–12 |
6 |
–10 |
–6 |
|
7.000 |
10 |
| Aniline Point °C |
|
|
|
|
|
5.000 |
4 |
| API Gravity |
|
|
|
|
|
31.710 |
33.42 |
Heat of Combustion Cal/g |
|
|
|
|
|
10821.45 |
10854.06 |
| Viscosity @ 40°C mm2/s |
2.847 |
4.839 |
6.170 |
4.892 |
5.65cSt |
1.650 |
1.89 |
| Cetane Index |
|
|
|
|
50 |
11.140 |
10.96 |
| Diesel Index |
|
|
|
|
|
1.585 |
1.337 |
| pH |
|
|
|
|
|
7.400 |
7.43 |
1-4 Alamu et al, 2008; 5 Reddy et al. 2005 & [22]; 6,7 (Owolabi et al. 2011) |
