TY - JOUR AB - Marine fish such as mackerel are important for coastal fisheries in Taiwan. Nearly 60,000 tons of mackerel are produced in Suao, I-lan, Taiwan every year. In this study, oil from the discarded parts of mackerel fish contained in wastewater stream were used as the raw material to produce biodiesel through transesterification reaction. The major fuel properties of MB (mackerel biodiesel), including the iodine value, dynamic viscosity, flash point, and heat value, were determined and compared with sunflower seed oil methyl ester (SFM), JCB (jatropha curcas biodiesel), and premium diesel (D). MB had a higher iodine value, dynamic viscosity, density, and flash point, but a lower heat value, than did D. MB was also used as fuel in a regular diesel engine to verify its emission characteristics.-The MB fuel used for exhaust emission test included pure MB (MB100) and a 20% MB blend with premium diesel (MB20). The exhaust emission of MB was also compared with the exhaust emissions of D and JCB. The results showed that MB20 provided a significant reduction in NO, NOx, and SO2 emissions under varied engine loads, and required no engine modification. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. AD - Natl Ilan Univ, Dept Chem & Mat Engn, Ilan 26047, Taiwan AN - WOS:000338806600004 AU - Wu, Y. P. AU - Huang, H. M. AU - Lin, Y. F. AU - Huang, W. D. AU - Huang, Y. J. DA - Jun 1 DO - 10.1016/j.energy.2014.03.081 J2 - Energy KW - mackerel biodiesel LA - English N1 - Al0gy PY - 2014 SN - 0360-5442 SP - 43-48 ST - Mackerel biodiesel production from the wastewater containing fish oil T2 - Energy TI - Mackerel biodiesel production from the wastewater containing fish oil UR - ://WOS:000338806600004 VL - 70 ID - 10765 ER -