Title of article
Process Parameters Optimization of Potential SO42-/ ZnO Acid Catalyst for Heterogeneous Transesterification of Vegetable Oil to Biodiesel
Author/Authors
Istadi, I. Diponegoro University, Kampus Undip - Laboratory of Energy and Process Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalysis Group, Indonesia , Anggoro, Didi D. Diponegoro University, Kampus Undip - Laboratory of Energy and Process Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalysis Group, Indonesia , Buchori, Luqman Diponegoro University, Kampus Undip - Laboratory of Energy and Process Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering, Diponegoro University, Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalysis Group, Indonesia , Utami, Inshani Diponegoro University, Kampus Undip - Laboratory of Energy and Process Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalysis Group, Indonesia , Solikhah, Roikhatus Diponegoro University, Kampus Undip - Laboratory of Energy and Process Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalysis Group, Indonesia
From page
150
To page
157
Abstract
Among the possible renewable energy resources, diesel fuels derived from triglycerides of vegetable oils and animal fats have shown potential as substitutes for petroleum-based diesel fuels. The biodiesel could be produced from vegetable oils over homogeneous catalyst, heterogeneous catalyst, or enzymatic catalyst. In this study, the synthesized SO42-/ZnO catalyst was explored to be used in the heterogeneous biodiesel production by using the vegetable oils and methanol. The study began with the preparation of SO42-/ZnO catalyst followed by the transesterification reaction between vegetable oil with methanol. The independent variables (reaction time and the weight ratio of catalyst/oil) were optimized to obtain the optimum biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester) yield. The results of this study showed that the acid catalyst SO42-/ZnO was potential to be used as catalyst for biodiesel production through heterogeneous transesterification of vegetable oils. Optimum operating condition for this catalytic reaction was the weight ratio of catalyst/oil of 8:1 and reaction time of 2.6 h with respect to 75.5 % yield of methyl ester products. The biodiesel product was also characterized to identify the respected fatty acid methyl ester components.
Keywords
Biodiesel , super acid catalyst , palm oil , SO42 , , ZnO , fatty acid methyl ester
Journal title
Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis
Journal title
Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis
Record number
2672084
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