Brette Pearl Spar Mable (BPSM): a potential recoverable catalyst as a renewable source of biodiesel from Thevetia peruviana seed oil for the benefit of sustainable development in West Africa

Table 15: Qualities of T. peruviana biodiesel as compared with other researched work

Properties	[81]	[44]	[31]	[82]	[83]	[35]	ASTM D6751	EN 14214	This study
Density (15 ºC, g/cm³)	0.839	0.875	0.86	0.87	0.866	0.887	0.84	0.86-0.90	0.816
Acid value (mg KOH/g)	-	0.057	0.3	0.2	-	0.46	<0.80	0.5 max.	0.508
Free fatty acid (mg KOH/g)	-	-	-	-	-	-	<0.40	0.25 max.	0.254
Iodine value (g I₂ /100 g)	-	69.9	-	-	-	-	-	120 max.	73.20
Saponification value (mg KOH/g)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26.648
Kinematic viscosity (40 ^oC, mm²/s)	4.2	4.33	5.17	4.5	5.1	6	-	-	3.92
Cetane number	47	61.5	-	54.2	-	123.25	47 min.	51 min.	234.58
Moisture content (wt. %)	-	-	-	-	-	-	<0.03	0.02	0.0044
Specific gravity	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.86-0.90	0.85	0.913
Centane index	-	62.9	-	-	58.97	-	-	-	-
Mean Molecular Mass	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2101
Higher Heating Value (MJ/kg)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.312
API	-	-	-	-	-	-	36.95	-	23.484
Diesel index	-	-	-	-	-	-	50.4	-	311.918
Aniline point ( ^oF)	-	-	-	-	-	-	331	-	1328.24

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