Formation of Insolubles in Palm Oil-, Yellow Grease-, and Soybean Oil-Based Biodiesel Blends After Cold Soaking at 4 pC

摘要

The insolubles formed in biodiesel blends can cause operation problems because they can plug the fuel lines and filters. The formation of insolubles in soybean oil (SBO-), yellow grease (YG-), and palm oil (PO-) based biodiesel blends after cold soaking at 4 pC was investigated. PO-based biodiesel blends displayed a much higher time to filter (TTF) and greater insoluble mass, compared to SBO-, and YG-based biodiesel blends. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra and gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) chromatograms indicated that PO-based biodiesel insolubles can be attributed to monoglycerides, while SBO-based biodiesel insolubles are due to steryl glucosides (SG). A simple analytical method for identification of SG in biodiesel samples was established by GC-FID.