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Chemistry and Industry of Forest Products ›› 2014, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (5): 133-138.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-2417.2014.05.022

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Volatilization and Oxidation Properties of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Based on TG-DSC

MEI De-qing1, ZHANG Yong-tao1, TAN Wen-bing1, YUAN Yin-nan2   

  1. 1. School of Automobile and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China;
    2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China
  • Received:2013-08-30 Online:2014-10-25 Published:2015-08-18

Abstract: Based on the analysis of thermogravimetry-differential scanning calorimeter (TG-DSC), three pure fatty acid esters such as saturated methyl palmitate(C16:0), methyl stearate(C18:0) and unsaturated methyl oleate(C18:1) and their mixture from bio-fuel were chosen to investigate their volatilization and oxidation characteristics under N2 and O2 atmosphere. Under N2 atmosphere, it was found that the volatilization start temperature of C16:0 is 157.3 ℃, which is lower than that of C18:0. However, C18:1 is much easier to volatile than C18:0, and the volatilization start temperature of C18:0 and C18:1 are 193.7 ℃ and 175.9 ℃, respectively. Based on the thermal properties of three pure esters under N2 atmosphere and O2 atmosphere, it could be concluded that the C18:0 performed the best ignitability, and the ignition performance of C16:0 is close to that of C18:0, while the ignition performance of C18:1 is the weakest. All the TG-DSC curves of three pure esters present the endothermic peaks under N2 atmosphere because of volatilization and pyrolysis, while the exothermic peaks could be found under O2 atmosphere due to intense oxidation. The esters mixture has exhibited the similar thermo gravimetric characteristics and heat flow shapes with the pure esters under different atmospheres. The most abundant cardinal component in the esters mixture plays a dominant part on the fuel properties of the mixture esters.

Key words: ester, volatilization, oxidation, TG-DSC

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