Data set for extraction and transesterification of bio-oil from Stoechospermum marginatum, a brown marine algae

Publication date: October 2017
Source:Data in Brief, Volume 14
Author(s): Hariram Venkatesan, John J. Godwin, Seralathan Sivamani
The article presents the experimental data on the extraction and transesterification of bio-oil derived from Stoechospermum marginatum, a brown macro marine algae. The samples were collected from Mandapam region, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India. The bio-oil was extracted using Soxhlet technique with a lipid extraction efficiency of 24.4%. Single stage transesterification was adopted due to lower free fatty acid content. The yield of biodiesel was optimized by varying the process parameters. The obtained data showed the optimum process parameters as reaction time 90min, reaction temperature 65°C, catalyst concentration 0.50g and 8:1M ratio. Furthermore, the data pertaining to the physio-chemical properties of the derived algal biodiesel were also presented.



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