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Yunita Alfiyati Firdausa
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia
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Synthesis of 2-Hidroxyethyl Ester (2-HEE) and 2-Hydroxypropyl Ester (2-HPE) from Castor Oil as Bioadditives to Improve the Cold Flow Characteristic of Biodiesel Yulfi Zetra; Nirmala Puteri Batari; Talitha Fitra Firdausya; Yunita Alfiyati Firdausa; Rizka Berliana Putri; R.Y. Perry Burhan; Yuly Kusumawati
Automotive Experiences Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31603/ae.15860

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The utilization of biodiesel continues to increase along with the development of renewable energy. However, biodiesel tends to exhibit poorer cold flow properties compared to petroleum diesel. In this study, castor oil, a non-edible vegetable oil, was modified into 2-hydroxyethyl ester (2-HEE) and 2-hydroxypropyl ester (2-HPE) to improve the cold flow characteristic of biodiesel. The transesterification of 2-HEE and 2-HPE was carried out using fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) derived from castor oil with ethylene glycol (for 2-HEE) and propylene glycol (for 2-HPE), assisted by a K₂CO₃ catalyst at 150 °C, a mixing speed at 500 rpm, under a vacuum system. The optimum molar ratio of FAME to polyol was 1:10, yielding 69.63% for 2-HEE and 56.84% for 2-HPE. GC–MS analysis showed product abundances of 98.17% for 2-HEE (dominated by 2-hydroxyethyl ricinoleate at 77.4%) and 98.97% for 2-HPE (dominated by 2-hydroxypropyl ricinoleate at 77.9%). The addition of 2% v/v 2-HEE to biodiesel reduced the cloud point by 2.2 °C, the pour point by 3 °C, the flash point by 3 °C, and the density by 0.005 g/cm³, while increasing the kinematic viscosity by 0.21 cSt. Meanwhile, the addition of 2% v/v 2-HPE reduced the cloud point by 3.1 °C, the pour point by 4.3 °C, the flash point by 8 °C, and the density by 0.001 g/cm³, with an increase in kinematic viscosity of only 0.01 cSt. The 2-HPE compound showed superior performance as a bioadditive compared to 2-HEE in improving the cold flow characteristic of biodiesel without significantly altering its physical properties.
Synthesis of Waste Cooking Oil Based Bioadditive Through Transesterification and Its Feasibility as Lubricity Enhancer Bioadditives for Low-Sulfur Diesel Fuel: Preliminary Investigation Yulfi Zetra; Rizka Berliana Rizka; Talitha Fitra Firdhausya; Yunita Alfiyati Firdausa; R. Y. Perry Burhan
Automotive Experiences Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31603/ae.14461

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Desulfurization of diesel fuel, which is considered to reduce pollution, causes a decrease in its lubrication power. As a result, the friction between surfaces of the engine increases, and it wears out easily. Therefore, it is necessary to increase diesel fuel lubricity through the addition of additives. Waste cooking oil modified to 2-hydroxypropyl esters has a prospect to be a lubricity-enhancing bioadditive. Polar and non-polar groups contain in 2-hydroxypropyl ester can form a bilayer on the surface of the engine that prevents friction between metal components. Synthesis of 2-hydroxypropyl esters was carried out by transesterification at 150°C for 10 hours. The mole ratio of oil to propylene glycol was adjusted to 1:7 with the loading of CaO 7% w/w oil as catalyst. The yield of the product is 88.89%. The product was identified by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The result showed that 2-hydroxypropyl palmitate and 2-hydroxypropyl oleate have dominant relative abundance with percentages of 42.46% and 57.44%, respectively. According to the molecular review as preliminary investigation, this compound has the potential to deliver better lubricity than ester-only biolubricants. Therefore, 2-hydroxypropyl ester can be proposed as an alternative bioadditive for low-sulfur diesel fuel lubricity enhancer.
Co-Authors Nirmala Puteri Batari R.Y. Perry Burhan R.Y. Perry Burhan, R.Y. Perry Rizka Berliana Putri Rizka Berliana Rizka Talitha Fitra Firdausya Talitha Fitra Firdhausya Yuly Kusumawati Zetra, Yulfi