Coconut Methyl Ester (CME)

  • Renewable and environmental friendly fuel source or additive
  • has superior lubricity, solvency and polarity compared to fossil fuel sources
  • also used in fatty alcohol industry

SPECIFICATIONS:

Parameter

Specifications

Appearance

Clear

Acid Number, mg KOH/g

0.50 max

Carbon Residue, %mass

0.05 max

Cetane Number

51 min

Cloud Point, °C

to report

Copper Strip corrosion, 3hrs @ 50°C

No. 1 Max

Distillation AET, °C 90% volume recovered

360 max

FAME Content, % max

96.5 min

Flash Point, °C

100 min

Free Glycerine, % mass

0.02 max

Total Glycerine, % mass

0.24 max

Methanol Content, % mass

0.20 max

Methyl Laurate, % mass

45.0 min

Phosphorus, % mass

0.001 max

Specific Gravity @ 25°C

0.86 – 0.90

Sulfated Ash, % mass

0.02 max

Sulfur, % mass

0.05 max

Viscosity @ 40°C, mm2/s

2.0 – 4.5

Water, % volume

0.05 max