In this study, fatty acid alkyl esters were obtained using hydrolysis of babassu vegetable oil followed by an esterification reaction with different alcohols (methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, isoamyl and 2-ethylhexyl alcohols). The density at 20 °C of the obtained esters varied between 0.860 and 0.872 g/cm³. The viscosity values increased with increasing carbon chain of the esterifying alcohol (between 2.8 and 5.6 cSt at 40 °C). The same behavior was observed for the high heating value results (from 37.8 to 40.5 MJ/kg). An expressive temperature drop (ca. 20 °C) was observed for the cold properties (pour point, cloud point and crystallization temperature) when a long-chain alcohol (2-ethylhexanol) was used as esterifying agent when compared to methanol. From these results, this proposed route using babassu oil and alternative alcohols was considered to be applied to an existing biodiesel plant using transesterification with methanol. Finally, a multi-purpose industrial process scheme was proposed to obtain both biodiesel and novel esters from Babassu oil.

在这项研究中，使用巴巴苏植物油进行水解，然后与不同的醇（甲基，乙基，丙基，异丙基，异丙基，异丁基，异戊基和2-乙基己醇）进行酯化反应，即可获得脂肪酸烷基酯。所获得的酯在20℃下的密度在0.860至0.872g / cm ³之间变化。粘度值随酯化醇碳链的增加而增加（在40°C下为2.8至5.6 cSt）。对于高发热量结果（从37.8到40.5 MJ / kg），观察到相同的行为。表达性降温（约与甲醇相比，使用长链醇（2-乙基己醇）作为酯化剂时，观察到冷特性（倾点，浊点和结晶温度）为20°C。从这些结果来看，该使用巴巴苏油和替代醇的拟议路线被认为已应用于使用甲醇酯交换的现有生物柴油工厂。最后，提出了一种多用途的工业流程方案，以从巴巴苏油中获得生物柴油和新型酯。