Synthesis of Calophyllum inophyllum Esters as Biofuel Feed stock
Juniper Publishers Synthesis of Calophyllum inophyllum Esters as Biofuel Feed stock Abstract Degrading fossil fuel resources have thrown world into chaos, besides various pollutions and greenhouse gases are a major concern. The fossil fuel shortage in near future is inevitable. This situation triggered the awareness to find alternative and sustainable energy resources. Biofuels are renewable fuel resources developed to replace conventional petroleum based fuels for transportation sector without altering the engines. In the present work, Biofuel is produced from Tamanu seeds (Calophyllum) which is available plenty in GITAM University. The fatty acid rich oil is converted to various esters using methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol. These esters were characterized by IR, J HNMR. The Physico- Chemical properties reveal that these esters can be one of the alternatives for the existing fossil fuel. Keywords: Calophyllum inophyllum oil; Fatty acids; Ester...