Table 2. Biodiesel quality analysis of the harvested biomass during mass cultivation.
APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | EN 14214 | ASTM D6751 | |||||||||
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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