Potassium carbonate from pineapple and orange peels as catalyst for biodiesel production
Scarcity in fuel from fossil fuel has led to exploration of potential substitutes from renewable sources. Biodiesel as one of renewable energy sources is identified as cleaner alternative to petroleum fuel. This paper reports on the study of potassium carbonate, K2CO3 sourced from pineapple and or...
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| author | Mohamed Sharikh, Atikah Sulaiman, S. Azmi, Azlin Suhaida Sulaiman, Sarina |
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| description | Scarcity in fuel from fossil fuel has led to exploration of potential substitutes from renewable sources.
Biodiesel as one of renewable energy sources is identified as cleaner alternative to petroleum fuel. This paper
reports on the study of potassium carbonate, K2CO3 sourced from pineapple and orange peels as heterogeneous
catalyst for biodiesel production. K2CO3 was produced by drying of fruit peel prior to calcination at temperature
ranged from 700°C to 1000°C for 2 to 4 hours. To determine the physicochemical properties of the resulting
ash, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis were employed for
the characterization of the solid. Through FTIR analysis, the presence of carbonate was confirmed while SEM
analysis revealed the morphological properties of the catalyst. Biodiesel with highest yield of 95.6% was
produced at 60°C, 2.75 wt% of catalyst and 12:1 molar ratio of methanol to oil. |
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| spelling | iium-683222019-07-03T07:29:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68322/ Potassium carbonate from pineapple and orange peels as catalyst for biodiesel production Mohamed Sharikh, Atikah Sulaiman, S. Azmi, Azlin Suhaida Sulaiman, Sarina TP155 Chemical engineering Scarcity in fuel from fossil fuel has led to exploration of potential substitutes from renewable sources. Biodiesel as one of renewable energy sources is identified as cleaner alternative to petroleum fuel. This paper reports on the study of potassium carbonate, K2CO3 sourced from pineapple and orange peels as heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production. K2CO3 was produced by drying of fruit peel prior to calcination at temperature ranged from 700°C to 1000°C for 2 to 4 hours. To determine the physicochemical properties of the resulting ash, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis were employed for the characterization of the solid. Through FTIR analysis, the presence of carbonate was confirmed while SEM analysis revealed the morphological properties of the catalyst. Biodiesel with highest yield of 95.6% was produced at 60°C, 2.75 wt% of catalyst and 12:1 molar ratio of methanol to oil. American Institute of Physics 2018-11-09 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68322/13/68322_Potassium%20carbonate%20from%20pineapple_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68322/2/68322_Potassium%20carbonate%20from%20pineapple%20and%20orange%20peels_scopus.pdf Mohamed Sharikh, Atikah and Sulaiman, S. and Azmi, Azlin Suhaida and Sulaiman, Sarina (2018) Potassium carbonate from pineapple and orange peels as catalyst for biodiesel production. In: 4th International Conference on Green Design and Manufacture 2018, IConGDM 2018;, 29 April - 30 April 2018, Ho Chi Minh; Viet Nam. https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/1.5066931?class=pdf 10.1063/1.5066931 |
| spellingShingle | TP155 Chemical engineering Mohamed Sharikh, Atikah Sulaiman, S. Azmi, Azlin Suhaida Sulaiman, Sarina Potassium carbonate from pineapple and orange peels as catalyst for biodiesel production |
| title | Potassium carbonate from pineapple and orange peels as catalyst for biodiesel production |
| title_full | Potassium carbonate from pineapple and orange peels as catalyst for biodiesel production |
| title_fullStr | Potassium carbonate from pineapple and orange peels as catalyst for biodiesel production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potassium carbonate from pineapple and orange peels as catalyst for biodiesel production |
| title_short | Potassium carbonate from pineapple and orange peels as catalyst for biodiesel production |
| title_sort | potassium carbonate from pineapple and orange peels as catalyst for biodiesel production |
| topic | TP155 Chemical engineering |
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