Open AccessAutocatalytic Hydrolysis of Palm Oil for Fatty Acid Production by Using Hydrothermolysis Process
Author(s) -
Mohamad Endy Yulianto,
Rizka Amalia,
Vita Paramita,
Indah Hartati,
Qurrotun Ayuni Khoirun Nisa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1053/1/012065
Subject(s) - hydrolysis , fatty acid , palm oil , catalysis , chemistry , autocatalysis , palm , food science , pulp and paper industry , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
As the world major leader in the palm oil production, Indonesia need to develop a new efficient technology to replace the conventional production process of fatty acid from palm oil. Auto catalytic hydrolysis reaction of palm oil in a hydrothermal reactor offers several benefits in fatty acid production. This research objective was to determine the rate constant of hydrothermal auto catalytic hydrolysis reaction of palm oil in fatty acid production. The Auto catalytic hydrolysis reaction of palm oil was conducted in several reaction temperatures (130- 150°C) at a different time (5-30 minutes). The research results show that at all the temperature applied, along with the increasing of reaction time, the fatty acid obtained were increasing also, while the highest fatty acid concentration was obtained from the auto catalytic hydrolysis reaction of palm oil performed at temperature of 130°C.