Research Article
Ghanaian Clay as a Catalyst for Transesterificating Shea Butter Oil as Alternative Feedstock for Green Energy Production
Table 1
Comparison of crude shea butter oil properties to literature standards.
| | Property | Crude shea butter | [29, 30]
Recommendation |
| | Kinematic viscosity (mm2/s) | 40.3 | 40.2 | | Cetane number | 18.3 | — | | Higher heating value (mj/g) | 25.01 | 24.67 | | Ash content (w %) | 1.40 | — | | Sulfur content (wt %) | 7.0 | 5 | | Acid value (mg KOH/g oil) | 6.92 | 5.96 | | Density at 15°C (kg/m3) | 304 (20°C) | 210 | | Water (mg/kg) | 580 | — | | Iodine value (centigram I/goil) | 18.4 | 13.2 | | Carbon residue (wt %) | 0.23 | 0.18 |
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