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Infrared Spectroscopy and Multivariate Calibration for Quantification of Soybean Oil as Adulterant in Biodiesel Fuels

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This work quantifies the adulteration of ethyl and methyl soybean biodiesels/diesel (B5) blended with soybean oil using mid-infrared spectroscopy associated with multivariate calibration. The models constructed by the method of partial least squares (PLS) presented low values of root-mean-square error of prediction 0.22 % (w/w) and 0.26 % (w/w), respectively, for models containing ethyl and methyl soybean biodiesel. Along with the parameters of error, accuracy was evaluated by the use of an elliptical joint confidence region (EJCR). The EJCR for the both PLS models showed there was no significant difference between the prepared concentration values and PLS predicted concentration values, and that there was no evidence of bias within the 95 % confidence level. The PLS models showed excellent correlation in the prediction set (R = 0.999) and did not present systematic errors according to the ASTM E1655 standard. Therefore, the models presented excellent performance in quantifying soybean oil as an adulterant in B5 blends, in concentrations within the range 1.00–30.00 % (w/w). The proposed methodology showed itself to be efficient for quality control of B5 contaminated with vegetable oil.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge FAPEMIG—Research Support Foundation of Minas Gerais, Project number FAPEMIG-17.014/11 and Transpetro S/A for providing the fuel samples.

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  1. Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Campus Santa Mônica, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, 38408-100, Brazil

    Eloiza Guimarães, Hery Mitsutake, Lucas Caixeta Gontijo, Felipe Bachion de Santana & Waldomiro Borges Neto

  2. Goiano Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology, Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento, km 2.5, 75790-000, Urutaí, GO, Brazil

    Lucas Caixeta Gontijo

  3. Technical School of Health, Federal University of Uberlândia, Campus Umuarama, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, 38408-100, Brazil

    Douglas Queiroz Santos

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Guimarães, E., Mitsutake, H., Gontijo, L.C. et al. Infrared Spectroscopy and Multivariate Calibration for Quantification of Soybean Oil as Adulterant in Biodiesel Fuels. J Am Oil Chem Soc 92, 777–782 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-015-2656-x

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