Wan Omar, Wan Nor Nadyaini and Saidina Amin, Nor Aishah (2011) Optimization of heterogeneous biodiesel production from waste cooking palm oil via response surface methodology. Biomass and Bioenergy, 35 (3). pp. 1329-1338. ISSN 0961-9534
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.12.049
Abstract
Heterogeneous transesterification of waste cooking palm oil (WCPO) to biodiesel over Sr/ZrO2 catalyst and the optimization of the process have been investigated. Response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to study the relationships of methanol to oil molar ratio, catalyst loading, reaction time, and reaction temperature on methyl ester yield and free fatty acid conversion. The experiments were designed using central composite by applying 24 full factorial designs with two centre points. Transesterification of WCPO produced 79.7% maximum methyl ester yield at the optimum methanol to oil molar ratio = 29:1, catalyst loading = 2.7 wt%, reaction time = 87 min and reaction temperature = 115.5 °C.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | biodiesel, optimization, response surface methodology, Sr/ZrO2 catalyst, waste cooking palm oil |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering |
| ID Code: | 29548 |
| Deposited By: | Yanti Mohd Shah |
| Deposited On: | 15 Mar 2013 13:38 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Apr 2019 01:15 |
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