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Evaluation of the Technology for Biodiesel Production from Jatropha Curcas Oil and Acid Oil

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Tiwari, Seema
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	In recent times, the world has been confronted with an energy crisis due to depletion of resources and increased environmental problems. The situation has led for search for an alternative fuel, which should be not only sustainable but also environmental friendly. Due to increase in the petroleum and the environmental concerns about pollution coming from the car gases, Biodiesel is becoming a developing area of high concern. For developing countries, fuels of bio-origin such as alcohol, vegetable oils, biomass, biogas, synthetic fuels etc. are becoming important. Biodiesel is now mainly being produced from soybean, rapeseed, Jatropha curcas oil (JCO), Palm oil and Acid oil. Alkali base catalyzed transesterification being the most commonly used method of Biodiesel production. Optimum conditions for production of Biodiesel from JCO and Acid oil was obtained at reaction temperature of 55 ± 1 0 C, methanol to oil molar ratio of 4:1, NaOH concentration 4% for JCO and 8% for Acid oil and the reaction time of 6-8 hour. JCO contains 15% free fatty acids (FFA) and acid oil contains 78% FFA. So two step acid base catalyzed transesterification is used to reduce FFA contents, because that reduces the yield of biodiesel. The results were obtained 85% for JCO and 90% for Acid oil for one-step alkali base catalyzed transesterification and 75% for JCO and 80% for Acid oil for two step acid-base transesterification reactions.
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Language	English
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