Kinetic Study of Pyrolysis of Castor Beans (Ricinus communis L.) Presscake: An Alternative use for Solid Waste Arising from the Biodiesel Production

Abstract Castor (Ricinus communis L.) has been transformed from a wasteland colonizer to an important industrial oilseed crop. Its seed oil is one of the most sought-after vegetable oils because of its rich properties and variety of end-users. Castor is an ancient crop but its production now has been limited mainly to India, China and Brazil, for many reasons. Castor oil is a hot market commodity product. It has been recently recognized as an efficient feedstock for biodiesel production. Increasing demand world over for biofuel resources and many recently identified industrial uses of castor oil have escalated castor oil demand. Global demand for castor oil is rising constantly at 3-5% per annum. In the last decade, many countries have started making serious exploratory efforts at growing castor as there is a tremendous scope to establish castor as a supplementary crop production option to farmers and to provide significant returns on investment given high global demand for castor oil. In view of the increasing worldwide interest in castor oil, this review evaluates the global scenario of castor cultivation, exports and imports of castor oil, new interests in castor oil and genetic improvement in productivity. In addition, the current research challenges and priorities have been discussed in the review.

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Prospects of castor (Ricinus communis L.) genotypes for biodiesel production in India

Biomass and Bioenergy ◽

10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.01.008 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 39 ◽

pp. 204-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

C. Lavanya ◽

I.Y.L.N. Murthy ◽

G. Nagaraj ◽

N. Mukta

Keyword(s):

Ricinus Communis ◽

Biodiesel Production ◽

Ricinus Communis L

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Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) presscake from biodiesel production: An efficient low cost adsorbent for removal of textile dyes

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.jece.2014.07.005 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 1731-1740 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Zuy M. Magriotis ◽

Mohana Z. Carvalho ◽

Priscila F. de Sales ◽

Fernanda C. Alves ◽

Ricardo F. Resende ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Castor Bean ◽

Ricinus Communis ◽

Low Cost ◽

Textile Dyes ◽

Biodiesel Production ◽

Ricinus Communis L

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A simple method for extraction of Ricinus communis L. oil and its application for biodiesel production by ethylic route

Discover Sustainability ◽

10.1007/s43621-021-00017-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jana Eduarda Alberto Vasco ◽

Paulino Sabite ◽

Estevão Clavel ◽

Esau Carlos Bandali ◽

Geraldo Alfredo Gueze ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Fossil Fuels ◽

Ricinus Communis ◽

Acid Value ◽

Biodiesel Production ◽

Easy Method ◽

Simple Method ◽

Ricinus Communis L ◽

Solid Liquid

AbstractBiodiesel is a clean fuel, and an alternative to the environmental complications ascribed to fossil fuels. However, the forms of its production are still the object of research in the literature because some issues related to its process improvement and economical viability remain a challenge. Consequently, this research aims to produce biodiesel by the ethylic route from Ricinus communis L. oil extracted with a simple solid liquid extraction method without the use of the soxhled extractor and inspired from rural communities practices. In this sense, Ricinus communis L. was extracted by n-hexane as solvent, obtaining biodiesel through ethyl transesterification via alkaline catalysis. The characterization of biodiesel in terms of—acid value (AV), combustibility and corrosivity to copper. The results indicated that the yield of the extracted oil was 14% in relation to the mass of seeds used, the value of the AV was 0.96 mg NaOH/g, showing in this case that the oil can be used in the transesterification process to obtain biodiesel. The biodiesel yield obtained was 37% and the AV was 1.98 mg NaOH/g, being considered above the acceptable value for its use in diesel engines, and should be neutralized to at least 0.8 mg NaOH/g. Based on this work, biodiesel was obtained via ethyl esterification of Ricinus communis L. oil extracted from a simple and easy method.

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Genetic diversity in Tunisian castor genotypes (Ricinus communis L.) detected using RAPD markers

Potravinarstvo Slovak Journal of Food Sciences ◽

10.5219/1116 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 294-300 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Martin Vivodík ◽

Ezzeddine Saadaoui ◽

Želmíra Balážová ◽

Zdenka Gálová ◽

Lenka Petrovičová

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Genetic Distance ◽

Rapd Markers ◽

Ricinus Communis ◽

Polymorphic Information Content ◽

Biodiesel Production ◽

Group Method ◽

Crop Species ◽

Ricinus Communis L ◽

The World

Castor (Ricinus communis L.) is a plant that is commercially very important to the world. It is produced in about 30 countries lying in the tropical belt of the world. It is an important plant for production of industrial oil. Assessment of genetic diversity of a crop species is a prerequisite to its improvement; hence it is important to identify the genetic diversity of castor genetic resources for development of improved cultivars. The present study is focused on estimation of genetic distance between 56 Tunisian castor genotypes, based on 18 RAPD markers. Seeds of castor were obtained from the University of Carthage, National Institute of Research in Rural Engineering, Waters and Forests (INRGREF), Regional Station of Gabès, Tunisia. The ricin genotypes were obtained from 12 regions of Tunisia. The efficacy of the RAPD technique in this study is further supported by the obtained PIC values of the primers used in the analysis. PCR amplification of DNA using 18 primers for RAPD analysis produced 145 DNA fragments that could be scored in all 56 genotypes of Tunisian castor. The number of amplified fragments varied from 3 (OPE-07) to 13 (SIGMA-D-01), and the amplicon size ranged from 100 to 1500 bp. Of the 145 amplified bands, 145 were polymorphic, with an average of 8.11 polymorphic bands per primer. The lowest values of polymorphic information content were recorded for RLZ 9 (0.618) and the the highest PIC values were detected for OPD-08 (0.846) with an average of 0.761. A dendrogram was constructed from a genetic distance matrix based on profiles of the 18 RAPD primers using the unweighted pair-group method with the arithmetic average (UPGMA). According to analysis, the collection of 56 Tunisian castor genotypes were clustered into five main clusters. Genetically the closest were four genotypes from cluster 1 (BT-1 – S-5 and K-1 – N-3). Knowledge of the genetic diversity of castor can be used in future breeding programs for increased oil production to meet the ever increasing demand of castor oil for industrial uses as well as for biodiesel production.

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A Study of the Lipid Structure of Castor Seed Oil (Ricinus communis L), Biodiesel and Its Characterization

Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology ◽

10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630448 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

K. Bello ◽

F. Airen ◽

A. O. Akinola ◽

E. I. Bello

Keyword(s):

Seed Oil ◽

Ricinus Communis ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Biodiesel Production ◽

Castor Seed ◽

Hydroxyl Group ◽

University Of Technology ◽

Ricinus Communis L ◽

Physico Chemical ◽

Ondo State

The paper characterized and transesterified castor seed oil. The resulting product was tested as feedstock for biodiesel production. It was carried out at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria, over a period of eight months. The oil was extracted in a soxhlet extractor with n-hexane as the solvent. The oil obtained was filtered and then characterized. Transesterification was carried out using a laboratory scale biodiesel processor. The fuel and physico-chemical properties of the oil and its biodiesel were determined following ASTM, EN and AOCS methods. The results revealed that all the properties of the biodiesel are within the ASTM limits for biodiesel except the kinematic viscosity. The oil contains 89% ricinoleic acid and has high solubility in methanol due to the hydroxyl group and requires minimum amount of catalyst to give maximum biodiesel yield. The heating value obtained for the oil and its biodiesel were 32 MJ/kg and 38 MJ/kg. The castor seed oil investigated has oil content of 34%, and the properties characterized are all within the limits for biodiesel. Castor oil has excellent solubility in methanol and hence theoretically an ideal feedstock for biodiesel production.

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A Simple Method for Extraction of Ricinus Communis L Oil and its Application for Biodiesel Production by Ethylic Route

10.21203/rs.3.rs-131299/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jana Vasco ◽

Paulino Sabite ◽

Estevão Clavel ◽

Esaú Bandali ◽

Geraldo Gueze ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Fossil Fuels ◽

Ricinus Communis ◽

Acid Value ◽

Biodiesel Production ◽

Easy Method ◽

Simple Method ◽

Ricinus Communis L ◽

Solid Liquid ◽

Alkaline Catalysis

Abstract Biodiesel is a clean fuel, and an alternative to the environmental complications caused by fossil fuels. However, the forms of its production are still the object of research in the literature because some issues related to process improvement and economically viable remain a challenge. Therefore, this research aims to produce biodiesel by the ethylic route from Ricinus Communis L oil extracted with a simple solid liquid extraction method without the use of the soxhled extractor. In this sense, Ricinus Communis L was extracted by n-hexane as solvent, obtaining biodiesel through ethyl transesterification via alkaline catalysis. The characterization of biodiesel in terms of – acid value (AV), combustibility and corrosivity to copper. The results indicated that the yield of the extracted oil was 14% in relation to the mass of seeds used, the value of the AV was 0.96mgNaOH / g, showing in this case that the oil can be used in the transesterification process to obtain biodiesel. The biodiesel yield obtained was 37% and the AV was 1.98mgNaOH / g, being considered above the acceptable value for its use in diesel engines, and should be neutralized to at least 0.8mgNaOH / g. Based on this work, biodiesel was obtained via ethyl esterification of Ricinus Communis L oil extracted from a simple and easy method.

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