Biodiesel Production from a Novel Nonedible Feedstock, Soursop (Annona muricata L.) Seed Oil Su, CH, Nguyen, Hoang Chinh, Pham, UK, Nguyen, ML and Juan, HY 2018, Biodiesel Production from a Novel Nonedible Feedstock, Soursop (Annona muricata L.) Seed Oil, Energies, vol. 11, no. 10, pp. 1-11, doi: 10.3390/en11102562. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Biodiesel Production from a Novel Nonedible Feedstock, Soursop (Annona muricata L.) Seed Oil Author(s) Su, CH Nguyen, Hoang Chinh Pham, UK Nguyen, ML Juan, HY Journal name Energies Volume number 11 Issue number 10 Article ID 2562 Start page 1 End page 11 Total pages 11 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2018 ISSN 1996-1073 Keyword(s) ACETOGENINS Annona muricata biodiesel production CATALYST Energy & Fuels ESTERIFICATION FREE FATTY-ACIDS FUEL ILLUCENS PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION RESPONSE-SURFACE METHODOLOGY Science & Technology seed oil soursop Technology TRANSESTERIFICATION two-step process WASTE COOKING OIL Summary This study investigated the optimal reaction conditions for biodiesel production from soursop (Annona muricata) seeds. A high oil yield of 29.6% (w/w) could be obtained from soursop seeds. Oil extracted from soursop seeds was then converted into biodiesel through two-step transesterification process. A highest biodiesel yield of 97.02% was achieved under optimal acid-catalyzed esterification conditions (temperature: 65 °C, 1% H2SO4, reaction time: 90 min, and a methanol:oil molar ratio: 10:1) and optimal alkali-catalyzed transesterification conditions (temperature: 65 °C, reaction time: 30 min, 0.6% NaOH, and a methanol:oil molar ratio: 8:1). The properties of soursop biodiesel were determined and most were found to meet the European standard EN 14214 and American Society for Testing and Materials standard D6751. This study suggests that soursop seed oil is a promising biodiesel feedstock and that soursop biodiesel is a viable alternative to petrodiesel. Language eng DOI 10.3390/en11102562 Field of Research 02 Physical Sciences 09 Engineering HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30162173 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open acess) Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 03 Feb 2022, 07:18:40 EST Fri, 04 Feb 2022, 07:06:42 EST Fri, 04 Feb 2022, 07:09:11 EST Fri, 04 Feb 2022, 07:14:43 EST Wed, 02 Mar 2022, 14:43:45 EST Wed, 02 Mar 2022, 15:54:47 EST Wed, 02 Mar 2022, 15:59:37 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 18 times in TR Web of Science Cited 18 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 8 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 03 Feb 2022, 07:18:40 EST