Sweet almond (Prunus amygdalus “dulcis”) seeds as a potential feedstock for Nigerian Biodiesel Automotive Project

This work presents sweet almond (Prunus amygdalus “dulcis”) seed oil (SASO) as a non-conventional feedstock for the preparation of biodiesel in Nigeria, rather than the traditional oils of palm, groundnut and palm kernel. SASO was extracted via the solvent method, pretreated to reduce the acid value...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Solomon Giwa, Clement Ogunbona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2014-01-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
Subjects:
oil
Online Access:http://www.ambi-agua.net/seer/index.php/ambi-agua/article/view/1272