Biodiesel production from waste fish oil with high free fatty acid content from Moroccan fish-processing industries

Moroccan waste fish oil was used as raw material to produce the biodiesel in this study. The biodiesel sample is achieved by a dual step esterification-transesterification acid-base to reduce the higher FFAs content of fish oil after a rapid method of purification. It is characterized by techniques...

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Main Authors: K. Kara, F. Ouanji, El M. Lotfi, M. El Mahi, M. Kacimi, M. Ziyad
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Language:English
Published: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute 2018-06-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062117300624
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author K. Kara
F. Ouanji
El M. Lotfi
M. El Mahi
M. Kacimi
M. Ziyad
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M. El Mahi
M. Kacimi
M. Ziyad
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description Moroccan waste fish oil was used as raw material to produce the biodiesel in this study. The biodiesel sample is achieved by a dual step esterification-transesterification acid-base to reduce the higher FFAs content of fish oil after a rapid method of purification. It is characterized by techniques such as Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and the Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). The experimental results showed that biodiesel produced from waste fish oil contained a significantly greater amount of methyl ester group in the biodiesel sample. The GC/MS results showed the presence of a good quantity of palmitic acid, oleic acid and linolenic acid which are essential biodiesel components. The biodiesel did not contain any trace of glycerol and it did meet international standards. Keywords: Fish oil, Purification, Biodiesel, Alternative fuel, Esterification, Transesterification
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spelling doaj-art-1d37ac293a574bc5bc1472218cb757012025-08-20T02:01:16ZengEgyptian Petroleum Research InstituteEgyptian Journal of Petroleum1110-06212018-06-0127224925510.1016/j.ejpe.2017.07.010Biodiesel production from waste fish oil with high free fatty acid content from Moroccan fish-processing industriesK. Kara0F. Ouanji1El M. Lotfi2M. El Mahi3M. Kacimi4M. Ziyad5Laboratory of Mechanics and Industrial Processes, Chemical Sciences Research Team, Mohammed V University in Rabat, MoroccoLaboratory of Physical Chemistry of Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco; Corresponding author.Laboratory of Mechanics and Industrial Processes, Chemical Sciences Research Team, Mohammed V University in Rabat, MoroccoLaboratory of Mechanics and Industrial Processes, Chemical Sciences Research Team, Mohammed V University in Rabat, MoroccoLaboratory of Physical Chemistry of Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, MoroccoLaboratory of Physical Chemistry of Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco; Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology, Rabat, MoroccoMoroccan waste fish oil was used as raw material to produce the biodiesel in this study. The biodiesel sample is achieved by a dual step esterification-transesterification acid-base to reduce the higher FFAs content of fish oil after a rapid method of purification. It is characterized by techniques such as Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and the Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). The experimental results showed that biodiesel produced from waste fish oil contained a significantly greater amount of methyl ester group in the biodiesel sample. The GC/MS results showed the presence of a good quantity of palmitic acid, oleic acid and linolenic acid which are essential biodiesel components. The biodiesel did not contain any trace of glycerol and it did meet international standards. Keywords: Fish oil, Purification, Biodiesel, Alternative fuel, Esterification, Transesterificationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062117300624
spellingShingle K. Kara
F. Ouanji
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M. El Mahi
M. Kacimi
M. Ziyad
Biodiesel production from waste fish oil with high free fatty acid content from Moroccan fish-processing industries
Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
title Biodiesel production from waste fish oil with high free fatty acid content from Moroccan fish-processing industries
title_full Biodiesel production from waste fish oil with high free fatty acid content from Moroccan fish-processing industries
title_fullStr Biodiesel production from waste fish oil with high free fatty acid content from Moroccan fish-processing industries
title_full_unstemmed Biodiesel production from waste fish oil with high free fatty acid content from Moroccan fish-processing industries
title_short Biodiesel production from waste fish oil with high free fatty acid content from Moroccan fish-processing industries
title_sort biodiesel production from waste fish oil with high free fatty acid content from moroccan fish processing industries
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062117300624
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