Table 2 Experimental and predicted outcomes of biodiesel yield.

From: Maximizing the combustion phenomenon with reduced emission of a compression ignition engine fulled with Dunaliella salina biodiesel and hydrogen blends

Trials runs

Methanol to oil molar ratio

Catalyst concentration (%)

Reaction temperature (oC)

Predicted biodiesel yield (%)

Actual biodiesel yield (%)

1

1:6

0.5

42

80.42

80.13

2

1:6

0.7

47

83.31

83.45

3

1:8

0.6

59

91.12

90.43

4

1:8

0.7

60

89.43

90.42

5

1:8

0.6

57

94.12

94.80

6

1:6

0.9

54

81.32

81.73

7

1:7

0.7

46

83.63

83.73

8

1:7

1.2

46

84.72

83.92

9

1:7

1.4

48

86.43

87.02

10

1:6

1.2

50

79.35

80.05

11

1:8

1.2

57

83.02

82.92

12

1:8

0.8

60

81.92

80.15

13

1:7

0.8

54

82.17

82.35

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