Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) Seed Oil as an Alternative Feedstock for the Production of Biodiesel in Greece | Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)

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1226188

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) Seed Oil as an Alternative Feedstock for the Production of Biodiesel in Greece

Author(s)

Schinas, P; Karavalakis, G; Davaris, C; Anastopoulos, G; Karonis, D; Zannikos, F; Stournas, S

Year

2009

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Journal

Biomass and Bioenergy
ISSN: 0961-9534

Publisher

Elsevier Science, The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB

Volume

Issue

1 (Jan 2009)

Page Numbers

44.

Abstract

The production of pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo L. seed oil as an alternative feedstock for the production of biodiesel in Greece, was analyzed. The transesterification reaction of pumpkin seed oil was carried out in a 500 mL spherical flask, with anhydrous methanol solution, using sodium hydroxide (NaOH) as catalyst. The fuel properties of pumpkin seed oil methyl ester, along with the test methods adopted for the fuel property analysis. Pumpkin seeds were found to be rich in oil, with an average yield of approximately 45 percent. The results showed that the major physicochemical properties of pumpkin seed oil made it an attractive alternative application of the existing feedstocks for biodiesel production in Greece.

Keywords

BIOFUEL; VEGETABLES; METHANOL; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; DIESEL FUEL; GREECE; SEEDS