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Conversion of used frying oil to diesel fuel by transesterification: Preliminary tests

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Used frying oil was transesterified by reaction with excess alcohol under both acidic and basic conditions. The alcohols used were: methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol and 2-ethoxyethanol. Yields of the fuels determined by gas chromatography and their viscosities are reported. The best result was obtained using methanol with catalysis by potassium hydroxide. The methyl ethyl and 1-butyl esters all ran very well in short-term engine tests with a laboratory high-speed diesel engine.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    M. J. Nye, T. W. Williamson, W. Deshpande, J. H. Schrader, W. H. Snively, T. P. Yurkewich & C. L. French

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Nye, M.J., Williamson, T.W., Deshpande, W. et al. Conversion of used frying oil to diesel fuel by transesterification: Preliminary tests. J Am Oil Chem Soc 60, 1598–1601 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02666593

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