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Parametric studies on in situ transesterification of palm fruit and waste mesocarp for biodiesel production


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Baharuddin, Akmal and Zakaria, Rabitah (2012) Parametric studies on in situ transesterification of palm fruit and waste mesocarp for biodiesel production. In: International Conference on Agricultural and Food Engineering for Life (Cafei2012), 26-28 Nov. 2012, Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya. (pp. 472-481).

Abstract

Transesterification of vegetable oil is the most common method used for biodiesel production. However, a new technique known as “reactive extraction” or “in situ transesterification” can simplify the process and has the potential to reduce the production cost. The potential of biodiesel production from fresh palm fruit and waste mesocarp using this technique has been investigated. Parametric studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of solvent to oil molar ratio, catalyst concentration and temperature on the yield and the reaction rate. Sodium hydroxide was used in this study. A high yield of ester (> 25.99% and >13.99%) was achieved at high solvent to oil molar ratios (400:1 and 500:1) for mesocarp fruit and waste mesocarp respectively. High ester yield can be obtained by using high catalyst concentration (0.15 molal) for both palm fruit and waste mesocarp (34.2% and 13%). Temperature plays an important role in this process since higher temperature give higher ester yield.


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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Publisher: Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Keywords: In situ transesterification; Reactive extraction; Biodiesel; Palm fruit; Waste mesocarp
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 02 Mar 2017 06:18
Last Modified: 02 Mar 2017 06:18
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50678
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