Monitoring microwave dielectric properties during transesterification reaction for palm biodiesel production

Microwave energy offers a fast method to produce biodiesel with advantages of enhancing the reaction rate and improving the reaction separation. The dielectric properties at frequency range from 0.2 GHz to 20 GHz of a mixture during transesterification reaction which are used for producing palm biod...

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Main Authors: Jabar, Azyan Hazwani, Khalid, Kaida, Hassan, Jumiah, Ramli, Irmawati
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Language:English
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Published: Malaysian Solid State Science and Technology Society 2010
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author Jabar, Azyan Hazwani
Khalid, Kaida
Hassan, Jumiah
Ramli, Irmawati
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Khalid, Kaida
Hassan, Jumiah
Ramli, Irmawati
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description Microwave energy offers a fast method to produce biodiesel with advantages of enhancing the reaction rate and improving the reaction separation. The dielectric properties at frequency range from 0.2 GHz to 20 GHz of a mixture during transesterification reaction which are used for producing palm biodiesel were presented. The monitoring was done by placing a dielectric probe at the upper level and lower level of the mixture to measure the dielectric properties during the formation of biodiesel and glycerin respectively. In the transesterification reaction, the mixture consisting of vegetable oil, methanol and sodium hydroxide was heated at a constant temperature of about 45-50 o C and stirred for homogeneity. Results of the measurement over the frequency range showed drastic changes on the dielectric properties in the first 3 minutes of the reaction and after 3 minutes, the dielectric properties slowly decreased and approached the dielectric properties of biodiesel or glycerin. This study gives valuable information on the optimum mixing time for microwave transesterification reaction. These properties could be used to estimate absorbed power by the mixture for application in microwave transesterification process as dielectric loss of the mixture changed from 20 to about 0.5 as the transesterification reaction was completed.
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spelling upm-157222015-10-08T03:00:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15722/ Monitoring microwave dielectric properties during transesterification reaction for palm biodiesel production Jabar, Azyan Hazwani Khalid, Kaida Hassan, Jumiah Ramli, Irmawati Microwave energy offers a fast method to produce biodiesel with advantages of enhancing the reaction rate and improving the reaction separation. The dielectric properties at frequency range from 0.2 GHz to 20 GHz of a mixture during transesterification reaction which are used for producing palm biodiesel were presented. The monitoring was done by placing a dielectric probe at the upper level and lower level of the mixture to measure the dielectric properties during the formation of biodiesel and glycerin respectively. In the transesterification reaction, the mixture consisting of vegetable oil, methanol and sodium hydroxide was heated at a constant temperature of about 45-50 o C and stirred for homogeneity. Results of the measurement over the frequency range showed drastic changes on the dielectric properties in the first 3 minutes of the reaction and after 3 minutes, the dielectric properties slowly decreased and approached the dielectric properties of biodiesel or glycerin. This study gives valuable information on the optimum mixing time for microwave transesterification reaction. These properties could be used to estimate absorbed power by the mixture for application in microwave transesterification process as dielectric loss of the mixture changed from 20 to about 0.5 as the transesterification reaction was completed. Malaysian Solid State Science and Technology Society 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15722/1/Monitoring%20microwave%20dielectric%20properties%20during%20transesterification%20reaction%20for%20palm%20biodiesel%20production.pdf application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15722/7/Monitoring%20microwave%20dielectric%20properties%20during%20transesterification%20reaction%20for%20palm%20biodiesel%20production.pdf Jabar, Azyan Hazwani and Khalid, Kaida and Hassan, Jumiah and Ramli, Irmawati (2010) Monitoring microwave dielectric properties during transesterification reaction for palm biodiesel production. Solid State Science and Technology, 18 (1). pp. 217-223. ISSN 0128-7389
spellingShingle Jabar, Azyan Hazwani
Khalid, Kaida
Hassan, Jumiah
Ramli, Irmawati
Monitoring microwave dielectric properties during transesterification reaction for palm biodiesel production
title Monitoring microwave dielectric properties during transesterification reaction for palm biodiesel production
title_full Monitoring microwave dielectric properties during transesterification reaction for palm biodiesel production
title_fullStr Monitoring microwave dielectric properties during transesterification reaction for palm biodiesel production
title_full_unstemmed Monitoring microwave dielectric properties during transesterification reaction for palm biodiesel production
title_short Monitoring microwave dielectric properties during transesterification reaction for palm biodiesel production
title_sort monitoring microwave dielectric properties during transesterification reaction for palm biodiesel production
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15722/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15722/1/Monitoring%20microwave%20dielectric%20properties%20during%20transesterification%20reaction%20for%20palm%20biodiesel%20production.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15722/7/Monitoring%20microwave%20dielectric%20properties%20during%20transesterification%20reaction%20for%20palm%20biodiesel%20production.pdf