Biodiesel production from Sesamum indicum L. seed oil: An optimization study
Transesterification of Sesamum indicum L. oil was carried with methanol in the presence of sodium methoxide and the parameters affecting the reaction; vegetable oil/methanol molar ratio, catalyst concentration, reaction temperature and time were fully optimized by employing Central Composite Design...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Petroleum |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062114000336 |
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| Summary: | Transesterification of Sesamum indicum L. oil was carried with methanol in the presence of sodium methoxide and the parameters affecting the reaction; vegetable oil/methanol molar ratio, catalyst concentration, reaction temperature and time were fully optimized by employing Central Composite Design method (CCD). A quadratic polynomial was developed to predict the response as a function of independent variables and their interactions and only the significant factors affecting the yield were fitted to a second-order response surface reduced 2FI model. At the optimum condition of 1:6 oil/methanol molar ratio, catalyst concentration of 0.75% and reaction time of 30 min, biodiesel yield of 87.80% was achieved. The selected fuel properties were within the range set by ASTM and EN bodies. |
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| ISSN: | 1110-0621 |