The purpose of this research project is to investigate the cloud point and heat of combustion of biodiesel samples produced from chlorella vulgaris microalgae and compare them to biodiesel samples made from vegetable oil feedstock, and petroleum diesel. In an attempt to alter the cloud point and heat of combustion, biodiesel will be synthesized with the strong base catalyst potassium hydroxide (KOH), and the alcohols: methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, and tert-butanol. At the completion of this project the data will be summarized to determine which alcohol/feedstock combination produced the biodiesel with the lowest cloud point temperature and the highest heat of combustion.

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249th National Meeting (2015)

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