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Table 3

Characteristic properties of neat and waste cooking oil.

Properties Unit Samples
Mean of WCO SD of WCO CV% of WCO
N A F P
pH 7.38 5.33 6.02 5.27 6.000 0.981 16.39
Water content % 34.6 47.9 29.4 36.6 37.125 7.798 21.01
Boiling point °C 243 237 226 235 235.25 7.042 2.99
Density g/cm3 902 911 909 902 906 4.690 0.52
Kinematic viscosity@40 °C mm2/s 34.35 30.5 26.48 32.9 31.058 3.440 11.08
Flash point °C 260 256 248 258 255.5 5.260 2.06
Saponification value mgKOH/g 188.9 208.9 310.63 193.7 225.53 57.37 25.44
Ash % 0.18 0.06 0.06 0.33 0.158 0.128 81.37
Protein % 5.88 1.82 2.69 1.83 3.055 1.927 63.08
Fat % 33.6 40.27 39.8 38.26 37.983 3.045 8.02
Acid value mgKOH/g 3.7 3.96 7.2 5.33 5.048 1.603 31.76
FFA ppm 49.7 26.9 21.8 30.9 32.325 12.17 37.64
FAME ppm 51.94 30.119 23.37 35.48 35.227 12.19 34.61

FAME = Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Analysis, FFA = Free Fatty Acid.

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