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Characterization of biodiesel produced from palm oil via base catalyzed transesterification

Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET) 2012 organised by technical universities under the Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 20th - 21st November 2012 at Hotel Seri Malaysia, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia.

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Main Authors: Eman N., Ali, Cadence, Isis Tay
Other Authors: eman@ump.edu.my
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN) 2013
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Base catalyst
Transesterification
Biodiesel
Palm oil methyl ester
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/27358
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spelling my.unimap-273582013-08-05T00:52:51Z Characterization of biodiesel produced from palm oil via base catalyzed transesterification Eman N., Ali Cadence, Isis Tay eman@ump.edu.my Base catalyst Transesterification Biodiesel Palm oil methyl ester Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET) 2012 organised by technical universities under the Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 20th - 21st November 2012 at Hotel Seri Malaysia, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia. Biodiesel is a notable alternative to the widely used petroleum-derived diesel fuel since it can be generated by domestic natural resources such as palm oil, soybeans, rapeseeds, coconuts and even recycled cooking oil. Interest in biodiesel has been expanding recently due to government incentives and high petroleum prices. The majority of biodiesel today is produced via base catalyzed transesterification with methanol. The crude palm oil is the raw material for this study In order to find the optimum values of biodiesel (Palm oil Methyl Ester, POME) yield, three parameters were studied: reaction temperature, reaction time and the methoxide:oil ratio. In this study, the parameters were: reaction temperature: 40, 50, and 60 °C; reaction time: 40, 60 and 80 minutes; and methoxide:oil ratio: 4:1, 6:1 and 8:1. The results showed that the optimum reaction time was 60 minutes, reaction temperature was 60 °C and the methoxide:oil ratio was 6:1, were the optimum yield of 88% was achieved. Testing and analysis was carried out to determine the physical properties of the product. The density of POME is 876.0 kg/m3, kinematic viscosity of 4.76 mm2/s, cetane number of 62.8, flash point of 170 °C, cloud point of 13 °C, pour point of 17 °C, and saponification value of 206.95 mg/L. The produced biodiesel has similar properties of ASTM D 6751, and EN 14214. 2013-08-05T00:52:51Z 2013-08-05T00:52:51Z 2012-11-20 Working Paper p. 353-356 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/27358 en Proceedings of the Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET) 2012 Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN)
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topic Base catalyst
Transesterification
Biodiesel
Palm oil methyl ester
spellingShingle Base catalyst
Transesterification
Biodiesel
Palm oil methyl ester
Eman N., Ali
Cadence, Isis Tay
Characterization of biodiesel produced from palm oil via base catalyzed transesterification
description Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET) 2012 organised by technical universities under the Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 20th - 21st November 2012 at Hotel Seri Malaysia, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia.
author2 eman@ump.edu.my
author_facet eman@ump.edu.my
Eman N., Ali
Cadence, Isis Tay
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author Eman N., Ali
Cadence, Isis Tay
author_sort Eman N., Ali
title Characterization of biodiesel produced from palm oil via base catalyzed transesterification
title_short Characterization of biodiesel produced from palm oil via base catalyzed transesterification
title_full Characterization of biodiesel produced from palm oil via base catalyzed transesterification
title_fullStr Characterization of biodiesel produced from palm oil via base catalyzed transesterification
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of biodiesel produced from palm oil via base catalyzed transesterification
title_sort characterization of biodiesel produced from palm oil via base catalyzed transesterification
publisher Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN)
publishDate 2013
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/27358
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