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Comparative Study of the Physicochemical Properties of FAME from Seed Oils of Some Native Species of Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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The rapid decline in fossil fuel reserves in the world, rising oil prices, and growing concerns about the increase in pollutant gas emissions from this type of energy, have led to the exploration of new energy sources for the production of alternative fuels. The use of vegetable oils as a low-cost raw material for biodiesel production is an effective way to reduce biodiesel costs. This paper reports on the production and biodiesel properties of the seed oils of six native species belonging to different families of plants from the Atlantic Forest in northeast Brazil. The results are compared with those obtained from traditional crops such as soybean and olive. The relative oil content of the seeds ranged from 31.5 to 67.4 %, while the biodiesel yield from these oils ranged from 93.2 to 97.6 wt%. The fatty acid composition is mainly constituted of oleic acid in three species (Cissampelos andromorpha, Rauwolfia grandiflora, and Tabernaemontana flavicans), eicosenoic acid in two species (Serjania caracasana and Serjania salzmanniana) and palmitic acid in Protium heptaphyllum. The physicochemical parameters of oil (density, viscosity, % FFA, and % of linolenic acid) and biodiesel (density, viscosity, acid number, copper strip corrosion, flash point, sulfur content, sulfated ash, water, oxidative stability, free and total glycerin) were in agreement with ASTM 6751 and EN 14214 standards. The fatty acid composition, biodiesel yield, oil, and biodiesel properties of the six native species studied demonstrate the high potential for producing alternative fuel in conventional diesel engines.

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The authors would like to thank CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brasília, Brazil) for providing a postgraduate scholarship to the first author.

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  1. Department of Botany, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego s/n, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, 50670-901, Brazil

    Diogenes José Gusmão Coutinho, Mariana Oliveira Barbosa & Antonio Fernando Morais de Oliveira

  2. Department of Nuclear Energy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Luís Freire, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, 50740-540, Brazil

    Renata Janaína Carvalho de Souza

  3. Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, 58059-900, Brazil

    Adervando Sebastião da Silva

  4. Department of Biology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil

    Suzene Izídio da Silva

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Coutinho, D.J.G., Barbosa, M.O., de Souza, R.J.C. et al. Comparative Study of the Physicochemical Properties of FAME from Seed Oils of Some Native Species of Brazilian Atlantic Forest. J Am Oil Chem Soc 93, 1519–1528 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-016-2905-7

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