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Abstract

The present work studies biofuel production using an American native species that belongs to the Argemone genus. It is considered a weed, and its presence extends from the southern United States to some areas of South America; the species Argemone pleiacantha, together with other species of the same genus, is known as “chicalote”. Oil physical and chemical properties confirm that chicalote oil is an effective raw material for biofuel production, presenting a fatty acid composition similar to that of soybean oil. A biodiesel production study was carried out using two methods of synthesis, conventional and ultrasound-assisted transesterification, employing the same molar ratio and amount of catalyst in both cases. Reaction time and supplied energy during synthesis were compared in batch mode. The results revealed that ultrasound-assisted transesterification has significant advantages over the conventional one in terms of reaction time and energy savings during chicalote oil synthesis to produce fatty acid methyl esters.

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Title
Feasibility of the Production of Argemone pleiacantha Ultrasound-Assisted Biodiesel for Temperate and Tropical Marginal Areas
Author
Sáez-Bastante, Javier 1 ; Carmona-Cabello, Miguel 1 ; Villarreal-Ornelas, Elena 2 ; Trejo-Calzada, Ricardo 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Pinzi, Sara 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Dorado, M Pilar 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Department of Physical Chemistry and Applied Thermodynamics, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Edificio Leonardo da Vinci, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario, CeiA3, 14071 Córdoba, Spain 
 Regional Unit of Arid Areas, Chapingo Autonomous University, Pueblo Bermejillo 35230, Dgo., Mexico 
First page
2588
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
19961073
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2791650646
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.