Effect of Rhizoclonium grande Saturated Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters on Physicochemical and Fuel Properties of Jatropha curcas Biofuel

Abstract

Aims: The effect of Rhizoclonium grande saturated fatty acid ethyl esters on physicochemical and fuel properties of Jatropha curcas biofuel was assessed. Study Design: Probability and purposeful sampling methods were employed. Randomized block design comprising of three blocks, Rhizoclonium grande and Jatropha curcas oils, the ethyl esters and their blends. Each sample from a block was subjected to several treatments with three replications per treatment. Place and Duration of Study: the Technical University of Mombasa, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Government Chemist and Kenya Pipeline Laboratories in Mombasa between February 2012 and September 2014