Base Lubricant Oil

BioDiesel

Bio Diesel refers to a vegetable oil or an animal fat based diesel fuel consisting of long chain alkyl (methyl, ethyl or propyl) esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids (e.g. vegetable oil, soybean oil, animal fat tallow with an alcohol producing fatty acid esters.Biodiesel can be used in pure form (B100) or may be blended with petroleum diesel at any concentration in most injection pump diesel engines.

Bio Diesel is meant to be used in standard diesel engines and is thus distinct from the vegetable and waste oils used to fuel converted diesel engines. Biodiesel can be used alone, or blended with petro diesel in any proportions. Biodiesel blends can also be used as heating oil.

Numerous studies have shown that Bio Diesel is the preferred fuel over Diesel; some of the critical differences are listed below:

  • Better ignition & combustion characteristics
  • Reduction in exhaust emissions
  • Bio diesel is naturally free of Sulphur
  • Reduces Carbon Foot Print

Parameter

Specification

Result

A.  Physical Data

Appearance

Clear Light Yellow Color

Complies

Odour

Slight Fatty Acid

Conforms

B. Quality Control Data

Density at 15 °C

0.86 - 0.90 g/

0.875

Kinematic Viscosity @ 40 °C

3.5 - 5.0 cst

3.9

Flash Point

Min. 101 °C

106 °C

Sulphur

Max. 10 ppm

Conforms

Carbon Residue

Max. 0.05%

0.03%

Sulphated Ash

Max. 0.02%

Conforms

Ester Content

Min. 96.5%

96.59%

Iodine Value

Max. 120

116.8

Color Gardener

Max. 6

5.2

Water Content

Max. 500 ppm

Conforms

Cetane Number

Min. 52

51

Free Fatty Acid

Max. 4%

3.58%