scholarly journals Effects of Water Removal from Palm Oil Reactant by Electrolysis on the Fuel Properties of Biodiesel

Processes ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Cherng-Yuan Lin ◽  
Lei Ma

Biodiesel, which is composed of mono-alkyl esters of long carbon-chained fatty acids, is used as an alternative fuel to petro-diesel. The water content of the reactant mixture of feedstock oil influences the extent of transesterification and thus the fuel characteristics. Lower water content in feedstock oil is generally suggested for successful transesterification. This experimental study removed water from the reactant mixture of feedstock palm oil and methanol during transesterification using various systems composed of either electrodes or molecular sieves with rotary vibration. The effect of input electrical energy, number of electrodes, vibration modes, and operating time on the amount of water removed from the reactant mixture and the fuel properties of the final biodiesel product were analyzed and compared with those achieved using molecular sieves. The results show that the biodiesel—after water was removed during transesterification—appeared to have increased kinematic viscosity, cetane index, distillation temperature, and acid value, while the heating value, flash point, ignition point, and water content decreased with an increase in the input electrical energy of the electrodes responsible for electrolyzing water away. Electrolysis by the double-pair electrodes was more effective at reducing acid value and water content than that performed by the single-pair electrodes under the same input electrical energy. The biodiesel was found to have the lowest water content (0.0304 wt.%) and the highest water-removal rate (0.011 wt.%) when water was removed during transesterification by the double-pair electrodes with an input electrical energy of 9 J/(g palm oil). The water-removal rate of the rotary-vibrating molecular sieves was 11.24 times that of the single-pair electrodes. The biodiesel was found to have increased kinematic viscosity with higher input electrical energy, reaching 5.15 mm2/s when the double-pair electrodes with an input electrical energy of 11 J/(g palm oil) were used. Longer carbon-chained fatty acids, ranging from C20 to C24, amounted to 0.74 wt.% of the biodiesel produced using the double-pair electrodes, which was greater than that seen for the single-pair electrodes. However, the molecular sieve method consumed more energy than the double-pair electrodes did to remove the same amount of water from the palm oil reactant mixture via transesterification.

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Lo ◽  
B. S. Baharin ◽  
C. P. Tan ◽  
O. M. Lai

Diacylglycerols (DAG) were synthesised by lipase-catalysed esterification of glycerol with fatty acids from palm oil deodoriser distillate (PODD). Effects of reaction parameters such as reaction time, temperature, enzyme type, enzyme load, substrate mole ratio and water content were determined. The effect of molecular sieves as a water adsorbent was also studied. Rhizomucor mieheilipase (Lipozyme RM IM) was found to be most effective among the lipases screened for DAG production. The following conditions yielded 52% (w/w) DAG: 6h reaction time, 65 °C reaction temperature, 10% (w/w) Lipozyme RM IM, 2.5:1 fatty acid to glycerol molar ratio, and 30% (w/w) molecular sieves. DAG synthesis of 10.9% (w/w) was still observed at 10% (w/w) water content.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-83
Author(s):  
Mayang Sari ◽  
Yusuf Ritonga ◽  
Sri Wahyuna Saragih

Secara alami air memang sudah ada pada minyak. Pada tahap penetralan untuk pemurnian minyak kelapa sawit, air juga terbentuk akibat reaksi antara kaustik soda dengan asam lemak bebas. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh kadar air pada pada proses pemucatan minyak kelapa sawit terhadap warna minyak dan terhadap asam lemak bebas. Penelitian dilakukan pada temperature operasi 70 °C dengan menggunakan pompa vakum (30-40 cmHg). Bahan pemucat yang digunakan tanah bentonite sebanyak 1,5% dari berat total keseluruhan minyak. Dilakukan dengan bantuan pengaduk dalam membantu penyerapan zat warna selama 30 menit oleh tanah bentonite. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Kandungan air dalam minyak sangat berpengaruh terhadap warna minyak yang dihasilkan pada proses pemucatan. Bertambahnya kadar air, maka sangat berpengaruh terhadap warna minyak . Pengaruh kadar air juga terlihat terhadap asam lemak bebas (bilangan asam). Semakin tinggi kadar air minyak maka semakin besar harga bilangan asam minyak .   Water naturally exists in oil. In the neutralization stage for refining palm oil, water is also formed due to the reaction between caustic soda and free fatty acids. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of water content on the bleaching process of palm oil on the color of oil and on free fatty acids. This study was carried out at an operating temperature of 70°C using a vacuum pump (30 - 40 cmHg). The bleaching material used by bentonite soil was 1.5% of the total weight of the oil. It was carried out with the help of a stirrer to help the dye absorption for 30 minutes by bentonite soil. The results showed that the water content in the oil greatly affected the color of the oil produced in the bleaching process. The increase of the water content greatly affected the oil color. The effect of water content was also seen on free fatty acids (acid numbers). The higher the water content of the oil, the greater the number of oil acid.


2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Lo ◽  
B. S. Baharin ◽  
C. P. Tan ◽  
O. M. Lai

High-purity diacylglycerol (DAG) oil was enzymatically obtained from palm oil deodoriser distillate (PODD). Free fatty acids from PODD were esterified with glycerol (2.5:1 fatty acid to glycerol molar ratio) in the presence of 10% (w/w of oil) Rhizomucor mieheilipase (Lipozyme RM IM) and 30% (w/w of oil) molecular sieves and incubated for 6h at 65 °C in a 50 mL bioreactor. After esterification, the products were deacidified by alkaline extraction and the DAG oil was further purified by silica column chromatography. After purification, up to 85.2% (w/w) of DAG was obtained. DAG profile, fatty acid composition, iodine value, slip melting point and thermal profiles were determined.


Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1130
Author(s):  
Cherng-Yuan Lin ◽  
Lei Ma

Strong alkaline-catalyst transesterification with short-chain alcohol is generally used for biodiesel production due to its dominant advantages of shorter reaction time and higher conversion rate over other reactions. The existence of excess water content in the feedstock oil might retard the transesterification rate and in turn deteriorate the fuel characteristics of the fatty acid methyl esters. Hence, optimum water content in the raw oil, aimed towards both lower production cost and superior fuel properties, becomes significant for biodiesel research and industrial practices. Previous studies only concerned the influences of water contents on the yield or conversion rate of fatty acid methyl esters through transesterification of triglycerides. The effects of added water in the reactant mixture on burning characteristics of fatty acid methyl esters are thus first investigated in this study. Raw palm oil was added with preset water content before being transesterified. The experimental results show that the biodiesel produced from the raw palm oil containing a 0.05 wt.% added water content had the highest content of saturated fatty acids and total fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), while that containing 0.11 wt.% water content had the lowest content of total FAME and fatty acids of longer carbon chains than C16 among the biodiesel products. Regarding burning characteristics, palm-oil biodiesel made from raw oil with a 0.05 wt.% added water content among those biodiesels was found to have the highest distillation temperatures, flash point, and ignition point, which implies higher safety extents during handling and storage of the fuel. The added water content 0.05 wt.% in raw oil was considered the optimum to produce palm-oil biodiesel with superior fuel structure of fatty acids and burning characteristics. Higher or lower water content than 0.05 wt.% would cause slower nucleophilic substitution reaction and thus a lower conversion rate from raw oil and deteriorated burning characteristics in turn.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Nurcholis Al Ubaidah ◽  
Siti Nuryanti ◽  
Supriadi Supriadi

Improper of usage and storage of cooking oil can increase the water content on cooking oil. It can decrease of cooking oil quality and fried food that resulted from this cooking oil which then can cause health problems. This study aimed to determine of the waste cooking oil quality after it was adsorbed with charcoal from eggshell palm oil (Elaeis gunieensis). The quality was determined based on the free fatty acids, the peroxide value, and the water content of the waste cooking oil before and after adsorption. Determination of free fatty acids was used titration method while determination of water content was used gravimetric method. The result showed that the cooking oil quality contained 0.014% of free fatty acids, 1 meq.O2/kg of peroxide value, and 0.0003% of water content. The waste cooking oil quality without adsorption process was 0.042% of free fatty acids, 26 meq.O2/kg of peroxide value, and 0.0011% of water content. After adsorption process with 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 gram of charcoal from eggshell palm oil into 100 mL of waste cooking oil, it was found that 15 gram of eggshell weight was the best adsorbent. In was condition, the free fatty acid was 0.0006%, the peroxide value was 2 meq.O2/kg, and the water content 0.0005%. It showed that the waste cooking oil quality become better after adding of charcoal of eggshell palm oil as the adsorbent.


1992 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 722-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. FARAG ◽  
F. M. HEWEDI ◽  
S. H. ABU-RAIIA ◽  
G. S. EL-BAROTY

Refined cottonseed oil and hydrogenated palm oil were heated by two methods, conventionally by gas-cooker (deep fat frying) and by microwave energy. Quality assurance methods such as refractive index, color, diene content, acid value, peroxide value, thiobarbituric acid value, iodine value, petroleum ether insoluble oxidized fatty acid content, and degree of polymerization were determined. Exposing the oil samples to various heating times and microwave oven power levels caused some hydrolysis to free fatty acids and accelerated the formation of hydroperoxides and secondary oxidation products. The value from each test increased with both the power settings of the microwave oven and the time of heating. In general, the development of rancidity for refined cottonseed oil heated by microwaves was twice as fast as that produced by conventional heating. Also, the chemical values indicating deterioration for refined cottonseed oil were much higher for refined cottonseed oil than for hydrogenated palm oil in all cases. Gas-liquid chromatographic analysis of fatty acids obtained from the heated oils indicates the occurrence of oxidative degradation and production of short-chain acids.


Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 309
Author(s):  
Cherng-Yuan Lin ◽  
Lei Ma

Biodiesel is regarded as a significant alternative fuel to petrodiesel due to its excellent combustion features and renewable character. The water content in the reactant mixtures needs to be considered so as to retard the conversion rate and it is suggested to be kept as low as possible. The fluid characteristics of biodiesel might be affected by initial water content; however, the optimum ratio of water content added to raw oil for achieving superior fluid characteristics of biodiesel has not yet been studied. Hence, this study empirically investigated the influences of the initial water content added to raw feedstock oil on the fluid characteristics of biodiesel. The experimental results show that an adequate amount of water content in the reactant mixture was found effective for improving the transesterification reaction and, in turn, the fluid characteristics. The biodiesel made from raw oil with 0.05 wt. % water content added was observed to bear the lowest water content, acid value, and cold filter plugging point (CFPP) and, therefore, superior fluidity at low temperatures. The lower CFPP of biodiesel is attributed to its more unsaturated fatty acids and lower iodine value. In addition, the biodiesel produced from feedstock oil with 0.02 wt. % water added was observed to have the lowest iodine value but the highest kinematic viscosity. The optimum content of initial water added to palm oil for superior fluid characteristics of the biodiesel product is thus suggested to be in the range between 0.02 wt. % and 0.05 wt. %.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Aminullah Aminullah

Cooking oil was one of the basic needs which consumed by the whole of Indonesian society. The high price of palm cooking oil and the lack of knowledge caused the repeated using of palm cooking oil which is harmful to health. The objective was to determine the physicochemical changes of used palm oil (Jelantah) on chicken frying. This research was using purposive sampling method. The experimental design used completely randomized design with one factor of frying frequency which were 0, 3, 7 and 10 times. Statistical analysis showed that the physicochemical tests (color analysis, peroxide value, acid value and moisture content) in each test was significant or significantly different, from the linear regression predicted that the frying frequencies which were used in fried chicken vendors were 16-54 times. In addition, it can be seen the characteristic qualities of used palm oil on chicken frying namely: color analysis L from 39.40% to 46.49%, a from 5.80% to 9.26%, b from 16,57% to 22.82%; peroxide value from 1.599 meq/kg to5.623 meq/kg; acid value from 0.076% to 0.153%; and water content from 0.021% to 0.267%. The physicochemical tests of used palm oil sample from fried chicken vendors namely: color analysis at L of 27.11%, a of 9.63%, b of 18.02%; peroxide value of 10.07 meq / Kg; acid value 0.434%; and water content of 0.166%.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusmaidar Sepriani

Percentage analysis of CPO (Crude Palm Oil) index in PKS PTPN III Aek Nabara Selatan Kecamatan Bilah upstream. The results of this study by presenting the data using IBM SPSS 20.0 can be concluded the results of multiple linear regression calculation declared the amount of CPO production to the influence of free fatty acids, water content, impurity content in PKS PTPN III Aek Nabara Selatan Kecamatan Bilah Hulu. This shows the results of a strong and positiveget value of 0.8 close to 1 it means to have the effect of the amount of CPO production in PKS PTPN III Kebun Aek Nabara Selatan with the value of R-Square 0.008 can be interpreted that the influence of Fatty Acids Free, Water Content, Impurities concentration to the production amount of 8% (0.8) while the remaining 98.2%  is influenced by other models not included in the test.   Keywords : CPO, impurity level, water content


2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-54
Author(s):  
Endang Astuti ◽  
Winarto Haryadi ◽  
Sabirin Matsjeh

Palm oil contains unsaturated fatty acids that can be oxidated and can make rancidity of the palm oil. One of the trigliserida degradation products is free fatty acid. The usage of triethylammine (TEA) in the polar-nonpolar mix solvents could enhance the free fatty acids extraction efficiency. Free fatty acids extraction from palm oil was carried out for a minute with solvents ratio: TEA 0,00-0,20M in the following solvent: 0-99% diethyl ether + 99-0% ethanol + 1% water, % volume. The extraction was also performed in the following solvent: TEA 0,00-0,20M in 0-95% heptane + 95-0% isopropanol + 5% water, % volume. Reextraction was conducted for a minute by adding Na2SO4 1M. The alcohol layer which was rich with free fatty acid was taken out and the acid value was determined. As comparison, palm oil's free fatty acids was taken out with standard method by refluxing the sample in 95% alcohol for ten minutes. Identification of the free fatty acids was done by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer. The best solvent ratio for acid value determination was TEA 0,10-0,20M in the mix-solvent: 19% diethyl ether + 80% ethanol + 1% water, % volume and the extraction product contained 8 kind of free fatty acids. In addition, TEA 0,01M in the solvent: 95% isopropanol + 5% water, % volume could be obtained 8 kind of free fatty acids too. In contrary, the free fatty acid extraction by standard method contained 7 kind of fatty acids. Linoleic acid was the free fatty acid which could not be taken out by standard method. The usage of TEA in the proper polar-non polar mix-solvent was the complete method to determine free fatty acid contained in the palm oil.     Keywords: triethylammine, free fatty acid, organic extraction.


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