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Synthesis and characterization of natural Ca(OH)2/KF superbase catalyst for biodiesel production from palm oil


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I. F., Nurcahyo and Wijaya, Karna and Triyono and Budiman, Arief and Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin (2018) Synthesis and characterization of natural Ca(OH)2/KF superbase catalyst for biodiesel production from palm oil. Oriental Journal of Chemistry, 34 (2). 750 - 756. ISSN 0970-020X; ESSN : 2231-5039

Abstract

The natural Ca(OH)2/KF superbase catalyst was synthesized by grinding and calcinations with a rapid thermal annealing method. It was applied to transesterification of palm oil into biodiesel. The effect of molar ratio Ca(OH)2 to KF and calcinations temperature on the catalyst character and the catalytic activity was investigated. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, FTIR, CO2-TPD, surface area, and TGA. The results indicated that natural Ca(OH)2 reacted to KF in forming monoclinic and orthorhombic KCAF3. The monoclinic KCF3 was produced by reaction between Ca(OH)2 and KF, where as the orthorhombic KCaF3 was produced by reaction between CaCO3 impurities and KF. The best catalyst was natural Ca(OH)2/KF with molar ratio of Ca(OH)2 to KF 0.8:1 and calcinations at 500oC. The catalyst was able to convert 97.6 % oil into biodiesel within 1 minute at 5 % catalyst, molar ratio oil/methanol of 1/12, reaction temperature of 65oC.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.13005/ojc/340218
Publisher: Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
Keywords: Natural Ca(OH)2/KF; Superbase; Biodiesel; Palm oil
Depositing User: Mohamad Jefri Mohamed Fauzi
Date Deposited: 11 Sep 2023 07:17
Last Modified: 11 Sep 2023 07:17
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74050
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