• Title of article

    Synthesis of biodiesel from Reseda luteola L. seeds and its chemical characterization using GC and GC-MS instrumentations

  • Author/Authors

    Shafaghat, Ali Department of Chemistry - Khalkhal Branch - Islamic Azad University, Khalkhal , Morabbi, Parisa Department of Chemistry - Ardabil Branch - Islamic Azad University, Ardabil , Shafaghatlonbar, Masoud Department of Chemistry - College of Sciences - University of Birjand, Birjand , Salimi, Farshid Department of Chemistry - Ardabil Branch - Islamic Azad University, Ardabil

  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    77
  • To page
    82
  • Abstract
    The present study reports the general procedure for the preparation of biodiesel from Reseda luteola L. seeds oil using normal hexane as an organic solvent. The hexane extract was obtained by Soxhlet apparatus and subjected to transesterification method to prepare simple esters. The chemical composition of the prepared biodiesel was determined by using GC and GC/MS instruments. Thirty-two components representing 89.8% of the extracted oil of R. luteola were identified, among them, 9,12-octadecadienoic acid methyl ester (23.8%), 9-octadecenoic acid methyl ester (12.2%), hexadecanoic acid methyl ester (9.9%) and n-decane (6.1%) were the prevailing compounds. The organic extract of seeds from R. luteola detected as an important source of unsaturated fatty acid ester compounds.
  • Keywords
    Reseda luteola oil , 9, 12-octadecadienoic acid methyl ester , Biodiesel , GC-MS , Transesterification
  • Serial Year
    2017
  • Record number

    2493402