“…It was noted that the oil was brownish yellowish liquid at room temperature, having a moisture content of 0.0011% with density of 0.9804 g cm −3 . Observation on the moisture content of the oil and the density showed a close agreement with what was earlier reported by [5] . The percentage FFA and acid values of the oil account for the good resistance of the oil to hydrolysis, the values of 2.3175 for FFA and 4.6350 for acid value showed that oil has high resistance to hydrolysis.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…The seed mainly called lucky nut seeds contain high percentage oil, ranging from 33.0 to 77. 62% (v/v) which are used for biofuel production [ 4 , 5 ]. Fig.…”
In 2015, the Worldatlas recorded 50 countries whose source of income is fossil fuel and its derivatives. Surprisingly, these countries solely depend on this source of energy up to 100% (Omar, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia) because of technology improvement. It's so sadden that apart from its adverse effect on the economics of the countries, fossil fuels harmful effects on the universe cannot be overlooked. Meanwhile, the use of renewable energy as a replacement for fossil fuel and its derivatives are faced by the high oil price, high cost of investment for alternative energy, and unfathomed electricity prices. This research work evaluates desirability of making use of alternative source of energy sources by making use of biomass oil over the use of fossil fuel and its derivatives for electricity generation.Lucky nut is an agricultural non edible seed that was employed as raw material for biofuel production. The non-edible oil was extracted from the seeds and the oil was further converted to Lucky nut biofuel via a heterogeneous based catalyst produced from calcinated pearl spar. For modelling and optimization, design expert coupled with genetic algorithms were used to generate experimental designs so as to correlate the variable factors considered for production.The extraction of Lucky nut seed revealed the optimum production yield of 50.80% (v/v) and the oil is highly unsaturated. Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrophotometer analyses and scanning electron microscope (SEM) of the calcined catalyst obtained from pearl spar showed the major component found in the pearl spar was K with relative abundance of 58.48%, which favoured the yield of Lucky nut biodiesel (91.00% (v/v)). Based on predicted values, the optimum validated Lucky nut biodiesel by RSMED and ANNED were 89.68% (v/v) and 92.87% (v/v), respectively. Produced properties of biofuel conformed to the biofuel standard.The study concluded that Lucky nut seed is a good source of oil, and its transformation to alternative fuel via a using calcined catalyst proved its fitness as a replacement for fossil fuel.
“…It was noted that the oil was brownish yellowish liquid at room temperature, having a moisture content of 0.0011% with density of 0.9804 g cm −3 . Observation on the moisture content of the oil and the density showed a close agreement with what was earlier reported by [5] . The percentage FFA and acid values of the oil account for the good resistance of the oil to hydrolysis, the values of 2.3175 for FFA and 4.6350 for acid value showed that oil has high resistance to hydrolysis.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…The seed mainly called lucky nut seeds contain high percentage oil, ranging from 33.0 to 77. 62% (v/v) which are used for biofuel production [ 4 , 5 ]. Fig.…”
In 2015, the Worldatlas recorded 50 countries whose source of income is fossil fuel and its derivatives. Surprisingly, these countries solely depend on this source of energy up to 100% (Omar, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia) because of technology improvement. It's so sadden that apart from its adverse effect on the economics of the countries, fossil fuels harmful effects on the universe cannot be overlooked. Meanwhile, the use of renewable energy as a replacement for fossil fuel and its derivatives are faced by the high oil price, high cost of investment for alternative energy, and unfathomed electricity prices. This research work evaluates desirability of making use of alternative source of energy sources by making use of biomass oil over the use of fossil fuel and its derivatives for electricity generation.Lucky nut is an agricultural non edible seed that was employed as raw material for biofuel production. The non-edible oil was extracted from the seeds and the oil was further converted to Lucky nut biofuel via a heterogeneous based catalyst produced from calcinated pearl spar. For modelling and optimization, design expert coupled with genetic algorithms were used to generate experimental designs so as to correlate the variable factors considered for production.The extraction of Lucky nut seed revealed the optimum production yield of 50.80% (v/v) and the oil is highly unsaturated. Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrophotometer analyses and scanning electron microscope (SEM) of the calcined catalyst obtained from pearl spar showed the major component found in the pearl spar was K with relative abundance of 58.48%, which favoured the yield of Lucky nut biodiesel (91.00% (v/v)). Based on predicted values, the optimum validated Lucky nut biodiesel by RSMED and ANNED were 89.68% (v/v) and 92.87% (v/v), respectively. Produced properties of biofuel conformed to the biofuel standard.The study concluded that Lucky nut seed is a good source of oil, and its transformation to alternative fuel via a using calcined catalyst proved its fitness as a replacement for fossil fuel.
“…The flash points of both oils (melon and beniseed) are 315 o C and 285 o C respectively, which make them safe for use as lubricants while the pH values of the melon and beniseed oils are 3.62 and 5.28 respectively, which show that both are acidic. The acidity of oil provides a reference point for monitoring oil condition during use; as an increase in acidity during use indicates the accumulation of oxidation products in the oil [18].…”
Section: Results and Discussion 31 Physicochemical Characterizationmentioning
Properties of melon seed and beniseed oils which are considered as "environmentally" friendly oils were investigated and the performance evaluation of the formulated beniseed and melon seed oilbased cutting fluids were carried out. American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 304L alloy steel was used as workpiece and tungsten carbide as cutting tool, while commercial mineral oil-based cutting fluid was used as a control experiment. The viscosities of the melon seed oil and beniseed oil-based cutting fluids were 1.53 mm 2/s and 0.86mm 2/ s, while their pH values were 8.2 and 8.7 respectively. The optimal multi-response turning parameters was achieved using cutting speed of 159 rev/min (level 3), feed rate of 0.9 mm/rev (level 3), depth of cut of 1 mm (level 2) and type of cutting fluid of 1.53mm/s (level 3). The ANOVA results show that feed rate has the most significant effect on the surface roughness (92.93%) and cutting temperature (27.51%).
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