Transesterification of biodiesel from palm oil using KI supported on alumina bead / Nur Syafika Azri

Azri, Nur Syafika (2019) Transesterification of biodiesel from palm oil using KI supported on alumina bead / Nur Syafika Azri. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

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In this research, the biodiesel was produced by transesterification process of palm oil catalysed by alumina-supported potassium iodide, KI/Al2O3. The catalyst was doped with nickel (II) nitrate and being calcined for 5 hours at temperature of 700°C according to the TGA analysis of weight decomposition. The transesterification process was carried out at 65°C in the round bottom flask for 5 hours. The effect of catalyst loading on the production of FAME was identified. For each reaction, the amount of catalyst loading was varied from 0 to 8 wt.% and the methanol to oil molar ratio was fixed at 1:55. The optimum catalyst loading was at 4 wt.% which have the highest yield (37.22%) of FAME content. Six peak of methyl ester was identified by using GS-MS analysis which are dodecanoic acid methyl ester, methyl tetradecanoate, hexadecanoic acid methyl ester, methyl stearate, (E)-9-octadecenoic acid methyl ester, and 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (Z, Z) methyl ester. This study also showed that further increasing of catalyst loading after 4 wt.% will decrease the amount of FAME content in the biodiesel produced.

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Item Type: Student Project
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Azri, Nur Syafika
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Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology > Chemicals
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 > Faculty of Applied Sciences
Programme: Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Chemistry
Keywords: Biodiesel, palm oil, alumina bead
Date: 2019
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/44885
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