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Parametric study of esterification of free fatty acids derived from Ceiba Pentandra seed oil using microwaveassisted technique via response surface methodology

Biodiesel is an alternative fuel to conventional petroleum diesel. Due to economic and social concerns, the use of edible vegetable oils and animal fats should be replaced by non-edible plant oils for biodiesel production. In this regard, the oil from tropical plant Ceiba Pentandra is an attractive...

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Main Authors: Lieu, T., Yusup, S., Moniruzzaman, M.
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Published: Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC 2015
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spelling my.utp.eprints.316042022-03-26T03:23:48Z Parametric study of esterification of free fatty acids derived from Ceiba Pentandra seed oil using microwaveassisted technique via response surface methodology Lieu, T. Yusup, S. Moniruzzaman, M. Biodiesel is an alternative fuel to conventional petroleum diesel. Due to economic and social concerns, the use of edible vegetable oils and animal fats should be replaced by non-edible plant oils for biodiesel production. In this regard, the oil from tropical plant Ceiba Pentandra is an attractive potential feedstock. However, like other non-edible feedstocks, C. Pentandra seed oil contains high free fatty acids (FFA) which negatively affect the process of biodiesel production. In the present work, acid esterification process was applied as a pre-treatment to reduce FFA content. By using microwave-assisted technique, the optimum conditions for diminishing the FFA content in the seed oil to 0.388 were found to be 2.0 wt H2SO4 catalyst, 10:1 methanol to oil molar ratio at 60 °C within 12 minutes of reaction time. In addition, an investigation on the effect of different acid catalysts such as hydrochloric acid and phosphoric acid as well as different solvents such as ethanol, 1-propanol and 2-propanol to obtain the best result based on optimum conditions was carried out. Sulfuric acid and methanol were found to be the best option for pretreatment of Ceiba Pentandra feedstock. Copyright © 2015, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.,. Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC 2015 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946137892&doi=10.3303%2fCET1545156&partnerID=40&md5=cd00939b47a9c42b765d3a32009743be Lieu, T. and Yusup, S. and Moniruzzaman, M. (2015) Parametric study of esterification of free fatty acids derived from Ceiba Pentandra seed oil using microwaveassisted technique via response surface methodology. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 45 . pp. 931-936. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/31604/
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description Biodiesel is an alternative fuel to conventional petroleum diesel. Due to economic and social concerns, the use of edible vegetable oils and animal fats should be replaced by non-edible plant oils for biodiesel production. In this regard, the oil from tropical plant Ceiba Pentandra is an attractive potential feedstock. However, like other non-edible feedstocks, C. Pentandra seed oil contains high free fatty acids (FFA) which negatively affect the process of biodiesel production. In the present work, acid esterification process was applied as a pre-treatment to reduce FFA content. By using microwave-assisted technique, the optimum conditions for diminishing the FFA content in the seed oil to 0.388 were found to be 2.0 wt H2SO4 catalyst, 10:1 methanol to oil molar ratio at 60 °C within 12 minutes of reaction time. In addition, an investigation on the effect of different acid catalysts such as hydrochloric acid and phosphoric acid as well as different solvents such as ethanol, 1-propanol and 2-propanol to obtain the best result based on optimum conditions was carried out. Sulfuric acid and methanol were found to be the best option for pretreatment of Ceiba Pentandra feedstock. Copyright © 2015, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.,.
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author Lieu, T.
Yusup, S.
Moniruzzaman, M.
spellingShingle Lieu, T.
Yusup, S.
Moniruzzaman, M.
Parametric study of esterification of free fatty acids derived from Ceiba Pentandra seed oil using microwaveassisted technique via response surface methodology
author_facet Lieu, T.
Yusup, S.
Moniruzzaman, M.
author_sort Lieu, T.
title Parametric study of esterification of free fatty acids derived from Ceiba Pentandra seed oil using microwaveassisted technique via response surface methodology
title_short Parametric study of esterification of free fatty acids derived from Ceiba Pentandra seed oil using microwaveassisted technique via response surface methodology
title_full Parametric study of esterification of free fatty acids derived from Ceiba Pentandra seed oil using microwaveassisted technique via response surface methodology
title_fullStr Parametric study of esterification of free fatty acids derived from Ceiba Pentandra seed oil using microwaveassisted technique via response surface methodology
title_full_unstemmed Parametric study of esterification of free fatty acids derived from Ceiba Pentandra seed oil using microwaveassisted technique via response surface methodology
title_sort parametric study of esterification of free fatty acids derived from ceiba pentandra seed oil using microwaveassisted technique via response surface methodology
publisher Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC
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