Authors: Jeong, Gwi-Taek¹; Park, Don-Hee²; Kang, Choon-Hyoung¹; Lee, Woo-Tai¹; Sunwoo, Chang-Shin¹; Yoon, Chung-Han³; Choi, Byung-Chul⁴; Kim, Hae-Sung⁵; Kim, Si-Wouk⁶; Lee, Un-Taek⁷

Source: Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Volume 114, Numbers 1-3, March 2004 , pp. 747-758(12)

Publisher: Humana Press

Abstract:

Fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) show large potential applications as diesel substitutes, also known as biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel fuel as renewable energy is an alternative that can reduce energy dependence on petroleum as well as air pollution. Several processes for the production of biodiesel fuel have been developed. Transesterification processes under alkali catalysis with short-chain alcohols give high yields of methyl esters in short reaction times. We investigated transesterification of rapeseed oil to produce the FAMEs. Experimental reaction conditions were molar ratio of oil to alcohol, concentration of catalyst, type of catalyst, reaction time, and temperature. The conversion ratio of rapeseed oil was enhanced by the alcohol:oil mixing ratio and the reaction temperature.

Keywords: Biodiesel fuel; transesterification; rapeseed oil; molar ratio; fatty acid methyl ester

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1385/ABAB:114:1-3:747

Affiliations: 1: Faculty of Applied Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 500-757, Kwangju, Korea, 2: Faculty of Applied Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 500-757, Kwangju, Korea, Email: dhpark@chonnam.ac.kr 3: Department of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering, Chonnam National University, 500-757, Kwangju, Korea, 4: School of Automotive Engineering, Chonnam National University, 500-757, Kwangju, Korea, 5: Department of Chemical Engineering, Myongji University, 449-728, Yongin, Korea, 6: Department of Environmental Engineering, Chosun University, 501-759, Kwangju, Korea, 7: Onbio Corporation, Pucheon-Si, 421-150, Kyunggi-Do, Korea,

Publication date: 2004-03-01

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