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• TITLE: Optimization of Biofuel Formulation by Mixture Design

  AUTHORS: Konan Edmond Kouassi, Abollé Abollé, Kouamé Olivier-Marc Kouakou, David Boa, N’guessan Raymond Kré, Kouassi Benjamin Yao

  KEYWORDS: Biofuel, Optimization, Mixture Design

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science, Vol.14 No.1, January 31, 2024

  ABSTRACT: With the full growth of energy needs in the world, several studies are now focused on finding renewable sources. The aim of this work is to optimise biofuel formulation from a mixture design by studying physical properties, such as specific gravity and kinematic viscosity of various formulated mixtures. Optimization from the mixture plan revealed that in the chosen experimental domain, the optimal conditions are: 40% for used frying oil (UFO), 50% for bioethanol and 10% for diesel. These experimental conditions lead to a biofuel with a density of 0.84 and a kinematic viscosity of 2.97 cSt. These parameters are compliant with the diesel quality certificate in tropical areas. These density and viscosity values were determined according to respective desirability values of 0.68 and 0.75.