Production of biodiesel from non-edible herbaceous vegetable oil: Xanthium sibiricum Patr

Fei Chang; Milford A Hanna; De-Jing Zhang; Hu Li; Quan Zhou; Bao-An Song; Song Yang

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.111

Production of biodiesel from non-edible herbaceous vegetable oil: Xanthium sibiricum Patr

Bioresour Technol. 2013 Jul:140:435-8. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.111. Epub 2013 May 6.

Authors

Fei Chang¹, Milford A Hanna, De-Jing Zhang, Hu Li, Quan Zhou, Bao-An Song, Song Yang

Affiliation

¹ State-Local Joint Laboratory for Comprehensive Utilization of Biomass, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China.

PMID: 23714693
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.111

Abstract

In this study, Xanthium sibiricum Patr oil, a non-edible oil, was investigated for the first time to produce biodiesel. X. sibiricum Patr has very good environmental adaptability and thus has plenty of wild resources. Its seed has a high oil content (42.34%) which gives potential annual output of 100,000 tons just in China. And the oil acid value is pretty low (1.38 mg KOH/g). Under the optimal conditions, the FAME content and yield of X. sibiricum biodiesel were 98.7 wt.% and 92.0%, respectively. The properties of the biodiesel product were tested and most properties were in accordance with EN 14214-08, ASTM D6751-10 and GB/T 20828-07 standards, except cetane number and oxidative stability. The results indicated that X. sibiricum Patr is a promising species as a biodiesel feedstock in China.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biofuels*
Biotechnology / methods*
Fatty Acids / analysis
Oxidation-Reduction
Plant Oils / chemistry*
Soybean Oil / chemistry
Xanthium / chemistry*

Substances

Biofuels
Fatty Acids
Plant Oils
Soybean Oil