- Title
- Comparative corrosion characteristics of automotive materials in Jatropha biodiesel
- Creator
- Shahabuddin, M.; Hassan, Masjuki; Kalam, Md Abdul
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/182654
- Identifier
- vital:16189
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2018.1464925
- Identifier
- ISBN:1543-5075 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- This study investigated the corrosion characteristics of widely used automotive materials: copper (Cu), aluminum (Al) and stainless steel (SS) in Jatropha biodiesel. The corrosion rate of the materials was measured by the weight loss and changes in the surface morphology using immersion test in biodiesel. Before and after the immersion test, fuel samples were characterized by the change in chemical composition, viscosity, density, and water content. Experimental results revealed that Cu had the highest corrosion rate, while SS had the lowest. The main fatty acids observed in the tested biodiesel were oleic (44.6 wt %), linoelic (31.9 wt %), Palmitic (14.6 wt %), and Stearic (7.6 wt %). Apart from linoelic acid, the compositions of all other acids were increased after the immersion test of 1600 h. Also, the viscosity, density, and water content of the fuel samples were increased after the immersion test. However, these properties were within the maximum standard limit except water content. © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Inc.
- Relation
- International Journal of Green Energy Vol. 15, no. 6 (2018), p. 393-399
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
- Subject
- 4008 Electrical Engineering; 4012 Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Engineering; Aluminum; Copper; Corrosion; Jatropha biodiesel; Stainless steel
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