Biodiesel production via transesterification of palm oil using NaOH/Al2O3 catalysts
Due to the increase in price of petroleum and environmental concerns, the search for alternative fuels has gained importance. In this work, biodiesel production by transesterification of palm oil with methanol has been studied in a heterogeneous system using sodium hydroxide loaded on alumina (NaOH...
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| author | Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin Abdullah, Nurul Fitriyah Basri, Mahiran |
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| description | Due to the increase in price of petroleum and environmental concerns, the search for alternative fuels has gained
importance. In this work, biodiesel production by transesterification of palm oil with methanol has been studied in a heterogeneous system using sodium hydroxide loaded on alumina (NaOH/Al2O3). NaOH/Al2O3 catalyst was prepared by impregnation of alumina with different amount of an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide followed by calcination in air for 3 h. The prepared catalysts were then characterized by using x-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR), Brunner-Emmett-Teller surface area measurement (BET), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and temperature-programmed desorption of CO2(CO2-TPD). Moreover, the dependence of the conversion of palm oil on the reactions variables such as the molar ratio of methanol/oil, the amount of catalysts used, reaction temperatures and reaction times were performed. The conversion of 99% was achieved under the optimum reaction conditions. The biodiesel obtained was characterized by FT-IR and the pour point was measured. |
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| spelling | upm-252642016-11-24T05:01:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25264/ Biodiesel production via transesterification of palm oil using NaOH/Al2O3 catalysts Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin Abdullah, Nurul Fitriyah Basri, Mahiran Due to the increase in price of petroleum and environmental concerns, the search for alternative fuels has gained importance. In this work, biodiesel production by transesterification of palm oil with methanol has been studied in a heterogeneous system using sodium hydroxide loaded on alumina (NaOH/Al2O3). NaOH/Al2O3 catalyst was prepared by impregnation of alumina with different amount of an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide followed by calcination in air for 3 h. The prepared catalysts were then characterized by using x-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR), Brunner-Emmett-Teller surface area measurement (BET), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and temperature-programmed desorption of CO2(CO2-TPD). Moreover, the dependence of the conversion of palm oil on the reactions variables such as the molar ratio of methanol/oil, the amount of catalysts used, reaction temperatures and reaction times were performed. The conversion of 99% was achieved under the optimum reaction conditions. The biodiesel obtained was characterized by FT-IR and the pour point was measured. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25264/1/Biodiesel%20production%20via%20transesterification%20of%20palm%20oil%20using%20NaOH.pdf Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin and Abdullah, Nurul Fitriyah and Basri, Mahiran (2011) Biodiesel production via transesterification of palm oil using NaOH/Al2O3 catalysts. Sains Malaysiana, 40 (6). pp. 587-594. ISSN 0026-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol40num6_2011/contentsVol40num6_2011.html |
| spellingShingle | Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin Abdullah, Nurul Fitriyah Basri, Mahiran Biodiesel production via transesterification of palm oil using NaOH/Al2O3 catalysts |
| title | Biodiesel production via transesterification of palm oil using NaOH/Al2O3 catalysts |
| title_full | Biodiesel production via transesterification of palm oil using NaOH/Al2O3 catalysts |
| title_fullStr | Biodiesel production via transesterification of palm oil using NaOH/Al2O3 catalysts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biodiesel production via transesterification of palm oil using NaOH/Al2O3 catalysts |
| title_short | Biodiesel production via transesterification of palm oil using NaOH/Al2O3 catalysts |
| title_sort | biodiesel production via transesterification of palm oil using naoh/al2o3 catalysts |
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