Investigation of biodiesel fuel from canola oil using various reaction parameters
Journal Title: International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
The production of biodiesel fuel from canola oil was evaluated in this study. The process of alkali-catalyzed transesterification with methanol was carried out to examine the effects of reaction variables on the formation of methyl ester: variables which included alcohol: oil molar ratios of 3:1, 6:1, 8:1, 10:1, catalyst concentrations of 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2% w/w of oil, reaction temperatures of 30, 40, 50, 60oC, and reaction times of 10, 20, 40, 60 min. The methyl ester yield from each reaction condition is calculated. The optimum conditions for transesterification of canola oil with methanol and KOH as catalyst were found to be 50oC reaction temperature, 1 h reaction time, 8:1 molar ratio of canola oil to methanol and 1% catalyst (w/w). The resultant methyl ester content of 98%, plus all of the other measured properties of the canola biodiesel, compare the international standards EN 14214.
Authors and Affiliations
Hülya Karabaş*| Sakarya University Vocational School of Arifiye, 54580 Sakarya, Turkey
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