Optimization of extraction of oil and biodiesel from Thespesia populnea seed oil by alkali catalyst in India |
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Authors: | Balaji Panchal Shrikant Dhoot Sanjay Deshmukh Munish Sharma |
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Institution: | 1. Marathwada Institute of Technology, Aurangabad, India;2. Nurture Earth Research and Development Pvt. Ltd., MIT, Aurangabad, India |
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Abstract: | Thespesia populnea oil was new source of biodiesel. Crude Thespesia populnea oil was used as feedstock for biodiesel production by alkali-catalyzed methanolysis. The reaction in the presence of NaOH as catalyst was carried out to investigate the optimum conditions and to study the effects of variables on the reaction. A methanol to oil ratio of 6:1, sodium methoxide catalyst concentration of 1.5%, mixing intensity of 250 rpm and reaction temperature of 60°C offered the best Thespesia populnea seed oil methyl esters (biodiesel) yield (92.6%). The methyl ester content under these optimum conditions was 92.6% w/w, and all of the measured properties of the Thespesia populnea biodiesel (TPME) met the international standards ASTM D 6751-02. The results reveal that all of the reaction variables in this study had positive effects on the reaction. The results of the present study indicated that TPME could be a potential alternative to petrodiesel |
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Keywords: | Sodium methoxide Thespesia populnea oil Thespesia populnea seedsTPME |
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