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标题：Quantification of fat in Chickens feather Meal for its conversion into Biodiesel
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作者：Amber Aleem ; AslamFakhra ; Ammara Shahid 等
期刊名称：International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences
电子版ISSN：2319-1414
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：6
页码：67-74
语种：English
出版社：International Science Community Association
摘要：Increased demand of fuel due to rapid increment in urbanization has led to the depletion of non-renewable resources. To combat this situation and reduce the negative environmental consequences of fossil fuels, alternative biofuels from renewable resources have been a focus of intensive research. Biodiesels; a diesel replacement, are derived usually from renewable feedstock like vegetable oils and animal fats. However, different animal based waste products can also be utilized to produce biodiesels, which also has an advantage of minimizing waste and reducing environmental pollution. Therefore, the present study is aimed to introduce new, environmental friendly and cost-effective processes of biodiesel production through fat extracted from feather meal by transesterification process. Different parameters of feather meal (i.e. extracted fat and recovered fat) were investigated to show their potential of conversion into biodiesel. Moreover, the fuel properties like acid value, relative density, kinematic viscosity, pH, cloud point, water and sediment test, methanol test, visibility and emulsification is also investigated to check out their viability against the ASTM D6751 and EN 14214 biodiesel specifications. The amount of extracted fat lied between 381.5g to 403.25g from 1kg. Acid value found out by volumetric titration had values 0.43mg KOH.g-1 to 0.48mg KOH.g-1 whereas the viscosity found out by viscometer ranged between 4.35mm2/s to 4.65mm2/s. The results thus showed that a low cost fuel with recommended properties is produced through cheap and viable approach. Now, its the governments responsibility to pay attention towards new technological innovations to overcome the global fuel crisis.
关键词：Non-renewable resources;biodiesel;feather meal;transesterification;ASTM standards