Transesterified sesame ( Sesamum indicum L.) seed oil as a biodiesel fuel

• Published in: Bioresource technology Vol. 99; no. 14; pp. 6656 - 6660
• Main Authors: Saydut, Abdurrahman, Duz, M. Zahir, Kaya, Canan, Kafadar, Aylin Beycar, Hamamci, Candan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2008; [New York, NY]: Elsevier Ltd; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biodiesel; Bioelectric Energy Sources; Biofuel production; Biological and medical sciences; Biotechnology; Energy; Esterification; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gasoline; Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects; Oil extraction; Renewable energy; Seeds - chemistry; Sesame; Sesame Oil; Sesamum; Sesamum indicum; Transesterification; Turkey, Anatolia; Turkey; Transesterification; Renewable energy; Biodiesel; Oil extraction; Sesame; Diesel fuel; Sesamum indicum; Pedaliaceae; Vegetable oil; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Oil plant (vegetal)
• ISSN: 0960-8524; 1873-2976
• DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.11.063

The sesame ( Sesamum indicum L.) oil was extracted from the seeds of the sesame that grows in Diyarbakir, SE Anatolia of Turkey. Sesame seed oil was obtained in 58 wt/wt%, by traditional solvent extraction. The methylester of sesame ( Sesamum indicum L.) seed oil was prepared by transesterification of the crude oil. Transesterification shows improvement in fuel properties of sesame seed oil. This study supports the production of biodiesel from sesame seed oil as a viable alternative to the diesel fuel.