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Biodiesel production from Jatropha oil by using clamshell as catalyst

Meretrix meretrix clamshell which has the potential to act as the alkaline catalyst in production of biodiesel from crude Jatropha oil via transesterification reaction. The parameters conducted in the experiments were amount of methanol added to oil, reaction temperature, concentration of catalyst a...

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Main Author: Chin, Siang Yee
Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/6538/
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spelling my.umk.eprints.65382022-05-23T08:47:49Z http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/6538/ Biodiesel production from Jatropha oil by using clamshell as catalyst Chin, Siang Yee Meretrix meretrix clamshell which has the potential to act as the alkaline catalyst in production of biodiesel from crude Jatropha oil via transesterification reaction. The parameters conducted in the experiments were amount of methanol added to oil, reaction temperature, concentration of catalyst and reaction time. The optimum condition was obtained as 25 mL, 60°C, 0.5 g and 180 minutes, respectively. The yield obtained was 80.82%. The determination of biodiesel and glycerol were carried out using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Biodiesel composition acquired from GC-MS resulted the presence of methyl hexadecanoate (19.56%), methyl hexadec-9-enoate (4.33%), methyl 9-octadecenoate (31.46%) and methyl stearate (16.47%). The biodiesel produced was found to have clean and low smoke opacity percentage during combustion in engine compare to petroleum diesel (3%). 2016 Undergraduate Final Project Report NonPeerReviewed Chin, Siang Yee (2016) Biodiesel production from Jatropha oil by using clamshell as catalyst. Undergraduate Final Project Report thesis, Faculty of Agro - Based Industry. (Submitted)
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description Meretrix meretrix clamshell which has the potential to act as the alkaline catalyst in production of biodiesel from crude Jatropha oil via transesterification reaction. The parameters conducted in the experiments were amount of methanol added to oil, reaction temperature, concentration of catalyst and reaction time. The optimum condition was obtained as 25 mL, 60°C, 0.5 g and 180 minutes, respectively. The yield obtained was 80.82%. The determination of biodiesel and glycerol were carried out using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Biodiesel composition acquired from GC-MS resulted the presence of methyl hexadecanoate (19.56%), methyl hexadec-9-enoate (4.33%), methyl 9-octadecenoate (31.46%) and methyl stearate (16.47%). The biodiesel produced was found to have clean and low smoke opacity percentage during combustion in engine compare to petroleum diesel (3%).
format Undergraduate Final Project Report
author Chin, Siang Yee
spellingShingle Chin, Siang Yee
Biodiesel production from Jatropha oil by using clamshell as catalyst
author_facet Chin, Siang Yee
author_sort Chin, Siang Yee
title Biodiesel production from Jatropha oil by using clamshell as catalyst
title_short Biodiesel production from Jatropha oil by using clamshell as catalyst
title_full Biodiesel production from Jatropha oil by using clamshell as catalyst
title_fullStr Biodiesel production from Jatropha oil by using clamshell as catalyst
title_full_unstemmed Biodiesel production from Jatropha oil by using clamshell as catalyst
title_sort biodiesel production from jatropha oil by using clamshell as catalyst
publishDate 2016
url http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/6538/
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