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Fatty acid methyl and ethyl esters obtained from rare seeds from Tunisia: Ammi visnaga, Citrullus colocynthis, Datura stramonium, Ecballium elaterium, and Silybum marianum

Publicated to:Energy Sources Part A-Recovery Utilization And Environmental Effects. 40 (1): 93-99 - 2018-01-02 40(1), DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2017.1405116

Authors: Houachri, Taoufik; Bolonio, David; Llamas, Alberto; Rodriguez-Fernandez, Jose; El Gazzah, Mohamed; Mittelbach, Martin; Lapuerta, Magin; Canoira, Laureano

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Fac Sci Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia - Author
Graz Univ, NAWI Graz, Inst Chem, Graz, Austria - Author
Univ Castilla La Mancha, Grp Combustibles & Motores ETS Ingenieros Ind, Ciudad Real, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Energy & Fuels ETS Ingenieros Minas & Energi, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

This work aims to study the properties of fatty acid methyl and ethyl esters from Tunisian oils in order to assess their potential use as biofuel sources. The oils chosen for this study have been scarcely researched by other authors and are very interesting for a possible exploitation as fuels. Most of them are nonedible sources and all of them can be grown in arid places with no need of supplementary water: the bishop's weed Ammi visnaga, the bitter apple Citrullus colocynthis, the stramonium Datura stramonium, the devil pickle Ecballium elaterium, and the milk thistle Silybum marianum.

Keywords

BiodieselBiofuelsBlendsFaeeFameFuelsKinematic viscosityOilsOxidation stabilityRare oleaginous seedsTunisia

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Energy Sources Part A-Recovery Utilization And Environmental Effects, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q4 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Engineering, Chemical, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 1.26, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-15, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 7
  • Scopus: 8
  • Google Scholar: 12
  • OpenCitations: 8

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-15:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 13 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Austria; Tunisia.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (CANOIRA LOPEZ, JOSE LAUREANO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been CANOIRA LOPEZ, JOSE LAUREANO.