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Pilot plant study on biodiesel production from Karanja and Jatropha oils
Author(s) -
Sahu Gajanan,
Das L. M.,
Sharma B. K.,
Naik S. N.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
asia‐pacific journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.348
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1932-2143
pISSN - 1932-2135
DOI - 10.1002/apj.443
Subject(s) - biodiesel , pongamia , jatropha , flash point , jatropha curcas , transesterification , biodiesel production , methanol , pulp and paper industry , pour point , yield (engineering) , cloud point , diesel fuel , biofuel , waste management , chemistry , materials science , catalysis , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , engineering , composite material , biology , aqueous solution
Biodiesel is a promising alternative fuel. This pilot plant study highlights the production of biodiesel from two nonedible oils, i.e. Karanja ( Pongamia pinnata ) oil and Jatropha ( Jatropha curcas ) oil, by transesterification process with methanol using KOH as alkali catalyst. Yield percentages of biodiesel obtained and its flash point ( °C), cloud point ( °C), pour point ( °C), kinematic viscosity (mm 2 /s at 40 °C) and other relevant fuel properties of pure and blended biodiesel were compared. The fuel properties of pure and blended biodiesel produced were found to be well within the range of ASTM specifications. The process optimization study on catalyst concentration and time to get maximum yield is presented, i.e. 1% catalyst concentration and time duration of 3 h were found to be suitable conditions to obtain the maximum yield. Copyright © 2010 Curtin University of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.