INVESTIGATION OF THE USE OF CEPHALARIA SYRIACA WEED SEEDS (TURKISH PELEMIR) AS FEEDSTOCK IN BIODIESEL PRODUCTION

Abstract

Cephalaria syriaca (Turkish Pelemir) is a traditionally used additive in our country in order to strengthen the dough structure especially in the wheat obtained from low quality wheat flour. Pelemir grows as weeds in cereals fields. Pelemir seeds contain 20-30% highly unsaturated oils. Most of edible oil used as feedstock in biodiesel production in Turkey. Pelemir seeds oil are not used as cooking oil our country. So pelemir's plant can be used for this purpose. It has as a renewable source of diesel fuel feedstock. In this study, the use of pelemir seeds oil in biodiesel production was investigated, then it examines the fatty acid composition produced from this oil and investigates fuel properties. Finally, the oil fuel properties of biodiesel produced from pelemir were found suitable with EN14214 biodiesel standards.