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. 2020 Jul 16;8:e9418. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9418

Table 2. Biodiesel quality analysis of the harvested biomass during mass cultivation.

APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV EN 14214 ASTM D6751
O1 O3 O1 O3 O1 O3 O1 O3 O1 O3 O1 O3 O1 O3 O1 O3
SV 205.5 202.7 203.5 205.6 205.7 202.5 202.5 201.5 200.9 203.0 202.4 202.3 204.2 199.0 204.1 198.1
IV (g I2 100 g−1fat) 63.3 121.2 90.2 58.3 67.4 58.3 68.1 84.17 92.4 106.3 108.7 111.1 94.6 125.8 102.0 112.2 ≤ 120
CN 60.8 49.2 55.2 49.2 59.6 62.6 60.2 57.5 56.0 52.1 51.8 51.4 54.1 49.2 52.5 52.6 ≥ 51 ≥ 47
DU (wt %) 52 66 67 52 55 53 55 62 69 69 71 74 69 87 64 82
LCSF (wt %) 4.1 4.6 3.6 5.1 3.8 4.6 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.1 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.6
CFPP (°C ) −3.7 −2.2 −5.2 −0.5 −4.4 −2.0 −3.4 −1.3 −1.3 −3.7 −2.9 −3.1 −4.3 −5.9 −5.2 −5.3 ≤5/ ≤−20
Oxidation stability (h) 24.5 10.0 10.7 18.9 17.4 17.3 12.2 11.9 10.5 9.2 9.1 8.8 9.5 7.8 10.3 9.4 ≥ 6 ≥ 3
Kinematic viscosity (υ) (mm2 s−1) 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.5–5.0 1.9–6.0
Density (ρ) (g cm−3) 0.87 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.86–0.90 0.82–0.90

Notes.

O1
Open pond raceway #1
O3
Open pond raceway #3