Research Article
Production of Biodiesel (B100) from Jatropha Oil Using Sodium Hydroxide as Catalyst
Table 2
Standard specification of jatropha oil.
| Property | Value |
| Colour | 4.0 | Specific gravity | 0.9186 | Carbon residue | 0.64 | Cetane value | 51.1 | Distillation point | 295°C | Kinematic viscosity | 50.73 cs | Sulphur % | 0.13% | Calorific value | 9470 kcal/kg | Pour point | 8°C | Acid value | 1.0–38.2 | Iodine value | 90.8–112.5 | Saponification value | 188–198 |
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