Tabernaemontana catharinensis como aditivo antioxidante em biodiesel de soja

Abstract

Biodiesel, besides a market character, have a social and environmental basis, and can be considered a renewable energy source with diversification of feedstock and means of production. To be commercialized, biodiesel must meet the quality specifications established by the ANP as Oxidative stability, what is directly related to the composition in fatty acids, of the feedstock used. In particular, the presence of unsaturated fatty acids directly interferes with the oxidative stability of the biodiesel because through the multiple bonds the oxidation reactions take place. The use of antioxidant additives is an alternative to increase the stability of biofuel and the use of natural antioxidants corroborates its biodegradable and sustainable character. In this work the antioxidant potential of the methanolic extract of the leaves of Tabernaemontana catharinensis, commonly known as Cobrina was verified in soybean biodiesel. When mixing biodiesel with the Cobrina extract at a certain concentration a variation in the induction period was observed prolonging the oxidative stability of the same. This natural additive, Cobrina extract and Cobrina extract enhanced with citric acid, ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol is considered to be environmentally friendly, non-toxic, biodegradable and renewable and antioxidant for biodiesel. With the capacity to increase the time of induction of biodiesel in values equal to or greater than 8h as described in ANP 2017 standards. Key words: Natural antioxidant, Oxidative stability, Cobrina