Biodiesel Production from Palm Oil using Heterogeneous Base Catalyst

Authors

  • Adeniyi John Adedoyin  Department of Mechanical Engineering Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo - State, Nigeria
  • Ogunniyi Emmanuel Abiodun  Department of Mechanical Engineering Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo - State, Nigeria
  • Okafor Ifeanyichukwu Frank  Department of Mechanical Engineering Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo - State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET196615

Keywords:

Biodiesel, Catalyst, Transesterification, Kinematic viscosity, Flash point, Smoke point, Fire point, Acid value, Density, Specific gravity

Abstract

In this study, the transesterification of Soya bean oil with methanol for biodiesel production was studied by using CaO–MgO as a heterogeneous base catalyst prepared by incipient wetness impregnation (IWI) and co-precipitation (CP) methods. The biodiesel produced was also characterized, the result was compared using American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).

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International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

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2019-12-30

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Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December-2019

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Adeniyi John Adedoyin, Ogunniyi Emmanuel Abiodun, Okafor Ifeanyichukwu Frank "Biodiesel Production from Palm Oil using Heterogeneous Base Catalyst" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 6, Issue 6, pp.80-90, November-December-2019. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET196615