Study of Vegetable Biodiesel Enhanced by Gold Nanoparticles Using Thermal-Lens Technique

J. L. Jiménez-Pérez, R. Gutiérrez Fuentes, Z. N. Correa-Pacheco, J. Tánori-Cordova, A. Cruz-Orea, G. López Gamboa

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Abstract

In this work, experimental results for the enhancement of the thermal diffusivity of a colloidal suspension of gold nanoparticles in biodiesel oil are reported. Different concentrations of Au nanoparticles are prepared using a microemulsion method, by simultaneous reduction of Au ions in the presence of hydrazine as a reducing agent. The thermal diffusivity was found to increase with increasing nanoparticle concentration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1086-1092
Number of pages7
JournalInternational Journal of Thermophysics
Volume36
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Jun 2015

Keywords

  • Biodiesel
  • Gold nanoparticles
  • Oils
  • Thermal diffusivity
  • Thermal lens

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