Process optimization for biodiesel production from Moringa oleifera oil using conch shells as heterogeneous catalyst

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. e13015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subramaniapillai Niju ◽  
Chelladurai Anushya ◽  
Muthusamy Balajii
Keyword(s):  
Heterogeneous Catalyst ◽  
Process Optimization ◽  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Moringa Oleifera Oil

Optimized Preparation of Moringa Oleifera Methyl Esters Using Sulfated Tin Oxide as Heterogenous Catalyst

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Kafuku ◽  
Makme Mbarawa ◽  
Man Kee Lam ◽  
Keat Teong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Heterogeneous Catalysts ◽  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Methyl Esters ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Solid Catalyst ◽  
Separation And Purification ◽  
Animal Fats ◽  
Super Acid ◽  
Moringa Oleifera Oil

Fatty acid methyl esters (biodiesel), prepared from transesterification of vegetable oils or animal fats, have gained great importance in substituting petroleum based diesel for combating environmental problems and higher diesel prices. Moringa oleifera fatty acids are among the newly investigated potentials for biodiesel production in recent years. In getting rid of soap formation and thus large waste washing water from biodiesel produced from homogenous catalysts, the use of heterogeneous catalysts is currently preferred due to easily separation and purification of the final products. In this study, biodiesel was produced from moringa oleifera oil using sulfated tin oxide enhanced with SiO2 (SO42−/SnO2−SiO2) as super acid solid catalyst. The experimental design was done using design of experiment (DoE), specifically, response surface methodology based on three-variable central composite design (CCD) with alpha (α) = 2. The reaction parameters in the optimization process were reaction temperature (60°C to 180°C), reaction period (1 to 3 hrs) and methanol to oil ratio (1:6 to 1:24 mol/mol). It was observed that the yield up to 84wt% of moringa oleifera methyl esters can be obtained with reaction conditions of 150°C temperature, 150 minutes reaction time and 1:19.5 methanol to oil ratio, while catalyst concentration and agitation speed are kept at 3wt% and 350 rpm respectively.

Heterogeneous catalyzed biodiesel production from Moringa oleifera oil

2010 ◽  
Vol 91 (11) ◽  
pp. 1525-1529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Kafuku ◽  
Man Kee Lam ◽  
Jibrail Kansedo ◽  
Keat Teong Lee ◽  
Makame Mbarawa
Keyword(s):  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Moringa Oleifera Oil

Application of response surface methodology for optimizing transesterification of Moringa oleifera oil: Biodiesel production

2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 3034-3042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umer Rashid ◽  
Farooq Anwar ◽  
Muhammad Ashraf ◽  
Muhammad Saleem ◽  
Suzana Yusup
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Moringa Oleifera Oil
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