Transesterification of palm oil for biodiesel production using ni / cao supported with alumina beads / Zainal Kifli Abdul Razak ... [et al].

Abdul Razak, Zainal Kifli and Kamarullah, Shahida Hanum and Mohd Shohaimi, Norshahidatul Akmar and Mohd Kamalluddin, Noor Aini Izatie and Wan Teh, Wan Nurul Syamimi (2020) Transesterification of palm oil for biodiesel production using ni / cao supported with alumina beads / Zainal Kifli Abdul Razak ... [et al]. Gading Journal for Science and Technology, 3 (1). pp. 100-106. ISSN 2637-0018

Abstract

Biodiesel has gained interest among researchers as an alternative fuel to replace fossil fuels due
to its sustainability. Biodiesel can be produced by transesterification of plant oils with methanol
using suitable catalysts. Recently, application of heterogeneous catalyst has attracted
considerable interest in biodiesel production compared to homogenous catalyst due to their
reproducibility. In this study, biodiesel was produced by transesterification of palm oil with
methanol catalyzed by calcium oxide coated on alumina beads and doped with nickel. The
objective of this study is to determine the optimum catalyst loading of the transesterification
process. The catalyst was prepared by heating a mixture of calcium nitrate, nickel(II) nitrate
hexahydrate and alumina beads at 700°C. This temperature was selected after performing a
thermogravimetric analysis on the calcium nitrate. In this study, the highest yield of 24.24%
was obtained from transesterification reaction at optimum conditions of 5 hour reaction time,
1:25 oil-methanol molar ratio and 65°C of reaction temperature with 4 wt% of catalyst loading.
Quantification and identification of biodiesel was done using gas chromatography mass
spectrometry (GCMS)

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Item Type: Article
Creators:
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Abdul Razak, Zainal Kifli
zainalk@uitm.edu.my
Kamarullah, Shahida Hanum
UNSPECIFIED
Mohd Shohaimi, Norshahidatul Akmar
UNSPECIFIED
Mohd Kamalluddin, Noor Aini Izatie
UNSPECIFIED
Wan Teh, Wan Nurul Syamimi
UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology > Fuel > Biodiesel fuels
T Technology > TP Chemical technology > Oils, fats, and waxes > Palm oil
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang > Jengka Campus
Journal or Publication Title: Gading Journal for Science and Technology
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Gading Journal of Science and Technology (GADINGS&T)
ISSN: 2637-0018
Volume: 3
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 100-106
Keywords: Biodiesel, Dopant, Heterogeneous Catalyst, Palm Oil, Transesterification
Date: 31 March 2020
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/31115
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