Biodiesel Corrosion Monitoring with Macaúba Oil and Carbon Steel

Brazilian macaúba palm kernel oil was used to produce biodiesel for an experimental study. The work monitored the chemical behavior of fatty acid methyl esters and metal leaching when the biodiesel was in contact with ASTM A283 grade C and API X65 carbon steels for up to 105 days. The dataset was authored by Cláudia Eliane Dias Batista and shared via the paperswithcode platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze metal leaching into biodiesel based on atomic absorption measurements mentioned in the description
• Study surface protection of carbon steel against oxidation based on Mössbauer spectroscopy data
• Evaluate the stability of fatty acid methyl ester composition in biodiesel over time
• Compare the corrosion behavior of galvanized versus non-galvanized carbon steel in biofuel contact

Strengths

• Experimental data includes contact duration of up to 105 days
• Analysis involved multiple techniques including atomic absorption and Mössbauer spectroscopy
• Focuses on industrially relevant ASTM and API grade steels

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The author notes that atomic absorption precision was insufficient for statistically reliable interpretation of metal leaching
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Cláudia Eliane Dias Batista via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Experimental laboratory work monitoring chemical behavior and metal leaching

Geography

Brazil (macaúba palm source)