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ABSTRACT
The stability, physicochemical characteristics, molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) nanoparticles in Gossypium arboretum biodiesel (BD20), and deduction of the regression equation for parameters governing the stability of biodiesel are the main subjects of this study. With and without the surfactant Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB), MoO3 nano additions were combined with BD20 at 60, 80, and 100 ppm concentrations. A spectrophotometer that measures the samples’ absorbance and transmittance was used to examine the stability of nano fuels on days 1, 10, and 20. CTAB mixed nano samples demonstrated high stability and enhanced essential fuel qualities when compared to basic nano fuels. The fuel BD20MoO380CTAB80 (BD20+ MoO3 80 ppm+ CTAB 80 ppm) showed a decreased transmittance of 88.3% and a higher absorbance of 4.3 AU.BD20MoO380CTAB80 recorded a higher value of Cetane number of 64 and a heating value of 41,238 kJ/kg. Physicochemical properties such as Kinematic Viscosity and Relative Density recorded lower values of 4.23 cSt and 880 kg/m3. Linear regression is applied to the obtained absorbance and transmittance values.
Nomenclature
| MoO3 | = | Molybdenum Trioxide |
| ASTM | = | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| BD100 | = | Gossypium Arboretum biodiesel (100%) |
| BD20 | = | Gossypium Arboretum biodiesel (20%) |
| CTAB | = | Cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide |
| BD20MoO3 60CTAB60 | = | BD20+ MoO3 60 ppm+ CTAB 60 ppm |
| BD20MoO3 80CTAB80 | = | BD20+ MoO3 80 ppm+ CTAB 80 ppm |
| BD20MoO3 100CTAB100 | = | BD20+ MoO3 100 ppm+ CTAB 100 ppm |
| BD20MoO3 60 | = | BD20+ MoO3 60 ppm |
| BD20MoO3 80 | = | BD20+ MoO3 80 ppm |
| BD20MoO3 100 | = | BD20+ MoO3 100 ppm |
| DSC | = | Differential scanning calorimetry |
| FTIR | = | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| XRDA | = | X-ray Diffraction Analysis |
| Ppm | = | Parts per million |
| mW | = | milliWatt |
| NaOH | = | Sodium hydroxide |
| nm | = | Nanometer |
| SEM | = | Scanning electron microscope |
| UV | = | Ultraviolet |
| VIS | = | Visual |
| IR | = | Infrared |
| AU | = | Absorbance units |
| CNT | = | Carbon Nanotubes |
| Al | = | Alluminium |
Disclosure statement
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Declaration statements
We confirm that the manuscript “Regression analysis on the Stability of surfactant mixed-MoO3 nanoparticles dispersed Gossypium arboretum biodiesel” has been read and approved by all the named authors, and they have contributed significantly to the paper. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. This is also to declare that the paper has not been published earlier in full or as part or been sent to some other journal for consideration for publication. The paper is also free from any plagiarism/self-plagiarism. The authors would be fully responsible if the paper is found to violate any copyright law in future.
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Swathi Boosala
Swathi Boosala, a motivated PhD research scholar, is passionate about conducting research in the field of biodiesels and deploying machine learning algorithms for comparative regression analysis.
Banavathu Balakrishna
Dr. Banavathu Balakrishna has served as a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada since 2009. Additionally, he holds the position of Director of Evaluation. His extensive research expertise lies in the field of biodiesels, evident through his 37 publications in international journals and 11 publications in national journals, all with significant impact factors.