Pongamia, a nitrogen fixing tree, is a potential resource for renewable fuel production. The present work utilizes reproductive material (seeds and pods) from pongamia trees growing under different environments on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii, USA. Proximate and ultimate analysis, heating value, and elemental composition of the seeds, pods, and de-oiled seed cake were determined. The oil content of the seeds and the properties of the oil were determined using the ASTM and AOCS methods. Seed oil contents were measured in a range from 19 to 25 %wt. Oleic was the fatty acid present in greatest abundance (47 to 52 %wt) and unsaturated fatty acids accounted for 77 to 82 %wt of the oil. Pongamia oil was found to have similar characteristics as jatropha oil.

Fuel properties of Milletia pinnata seeds and pods grown in Hawaii

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