%0 Journal Article
%T CHARACTERIZATION AND COMPOSITION OF BALANITE AEGYPTIACA SEED OIL AND ITS POTENTIAL AS BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCK IN NIGERIA
%A BABAGANA GUTTI
%A SHITTU S. BAMIDELE
%A IDRIS M. BUGAJE
%J Journal of Applied Phytotechnology in Environmental Sanitation
%D 2012
%I Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS)
%X The seeds of Balanite aegyptiaca are good source of oil, which can be used as a diesel substitute. In this paper, Balanite aegyptiaca oil was extracted from the seeds using hexane (40-60oC).The oil yield was 34.52%, while the yield of the biodiesel after 12-24 hours reaction was 90%. Determined by Gas Chromatography (GC), three fatty acids in the extracted oil were mainly identified as; Palmitic acid, Linoliec acid and Stearic acid with 14.73%, 75.86% and 9.40% respectively. The oil exhibited good physical and chemical properties which can be used in biodiesel production as the fuel properties were within ASTM 6751 standard specifications.
%K Balanites
%K biodiesel
%K Gas Chromatography
%K hexane
%K specifications
%U http://trisanita.org/japes/apespaper2012/apes05v1n1y2012.pdf