Predictive model for determining the mass of BHA and BHT to be added in commercial biodiesel

Biodiesel is a biofuel produced by the esterification reaction. It is an option to replace fossil fuels, mainly diesel, due to its similar physical and chemical properties. In this research, a mathematical modeling was performed to predict the antioxidant mass to be added in a commercial biodiesel to achieve the minimum oxidative stability provided by the legislation. An equation for each additive was proposed, with the mass of these antioxidants considered as dependent variables and the conformity parameters as independent ones, obtaining multiple regression equations without intercept. The BHA and BHT antioxidants were used. The equations provided were lower at the 5% level and presented determination coefficients (R2) equal to 0.9790 and 0.9770 for the BHA and BHT, respectively, proving their predictability ability and also showing that they can be used to estimate the antioxidant mass to be added in a biodiesel to reach the current regulations.

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Main Authors: Savada,Felipe Y., Silva,Hagata C., Mantovani,Ana Carolina G., Chendynski,Letícia T., Angilelli,Karina B., Borsato,Dionísio
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2022
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422022000400365
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