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Published on: January 15, 2018
Data set on optimization of ethyl ester production from sapota seed oil
R Sathish Kumar1, S Sivakumar2, A Joshuva2
1Department of Automobile Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
This article presents the data set of experimental investigation on extraction, characterization, and optimization of ethyl ester yield from sapota seed oil. The seeds were collected, dried and shells were removed. Oil was extracted by mini wooden cold press oil extraction machine and found 26% oil content. The raw oil was characterized, fatty acid contents and physicochemical properties were estimated. The ethyl ester yield was optimized using full factorial experimental design. Three key factors were selected with three levels each. 27 experiments were conducted with three trials of each experiment. The physicochemical properties of the sapota seed oil ethyl ester were determined based on the ASTM standards and data was also presented in this data article.
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