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Table 2 Crude rice bran biodiesel properties

From: Performance and exhaust emission characteristics of variable compression ratio diesel engine fuelled with esters of crude rice bran oil

Property parameters

Crude rice bran biodiesel

Density at 15 °C (kg/m3)

877

Viscosity at 40 °C (mm2/s)

3.57

Carbon Residue (% w/w)

0.244

Flash point (°C)

210

Calorific value (MJ/kg)

41.08

FFA content (%)

0.25

Cloud point (°C)

0

Pour point (°C)

−4

Free glycerol (% w/w)

0.02

Glycerol (% w/w)

0.21