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Table 5 Most relevant physical characteristics of biodiesel extracted and converted from A. niger biomass grown on LAM and SDW media during 10 days

From: Production of Aspergillus niger biomass on sugarcane distillery wastewater: physiological aspects and potential for biodiesel production

  CN (ϕ) Viscosity (η) (mm2 s−1) Density (ρ) (g cm−3) HHV (δ) (MJ kg−1) CFPP (°C)
SDW 57.65 3.47 0.87 40.01 − 0.39
LAM 58.88 3.52 0.87 40.05 − 0.02
EN 14,214a > 51b 3.5–5c 0.86–0.9b – < − 15d,1; < 0d,2
ASTM D 6751-08a > 47b 1.9–6c n.a – n.a
  1. Each data is the mean of three independent biological experiments
  2. CN cetane number, HHV higher heating value, CFPP cold filter plugging point (1in winter, 2in summer), n.a not available
  3. aAccording to European and American specifications biodiesel fuel blendstocks (B100), standard specifications EN 14,214 and D 6751-08 for biodiesel fuel blendstocks (B100) established respectively by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Data from b [52], c [53], d [54]
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Fungal Biology and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2054-3085

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