Rubber seed oil: A potential renewable source of biodiesel for sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa
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- 作者：Samuel E. Onojia ; b ; samonoji@yahoo.co.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Sunny E. Iyukea ; Anselm I. Igbafec ; Diakanua B. Nkazia
- 关键词：Rubber seed oil ; Transesterification ; Biodiesel ; Sustainable energy ; SSA countries
- 刊名：Energy Conversion and Management
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：15 February 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：110
- 期：Complete
- 页码：125-134
- 全文大小：646 K
文摘
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Sub-Saharan Africa countries have about 251 million rubber trees with the capacity to produce over 16 kilo ton of biodiesel.
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Rubber seed oil has wider industrial applications and its biodiesel properties compete favorably with other non-edible oils.
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Rubber seed oil is a sustainable and affordable source of biodiesel for sub-Saharan Africa development.
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Plantain peels that are in abundance in sub-Saharan Africa is a source of base catalyst for the transesterification of rubber seed oil.
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This is no regulatory framework and bioenergy policy in sub-Saharan Africa on the use of waste rubber seeds.