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Biodiesel fuels from palm oil via the non-catalytic transesterification in a bubble column reactor at atmospheric pressure: A kinetic study

Abstract

Biodiesel has become more attractive recently because of its environmental benefits and the fact that it is made from renewable resources. Transesterification of vegetable oils with short-chain alcohol has long been a preferred method for producing biodiesel fuel. A new reactor was developed to produce fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) by blowing bubbles of superheated methanol vapor continuously into vegetable oil without using any catalysts. A kinetic study on the non-catalytic transesterification of palm oil was made in a reactor without stirring at atmospheric pressure. The effects of reaction temperatures (523, 543, and 563 K) on the rate constant, conversion, yield of methyl esters (ME) and composition of the reaction product under semi-batch mode operation are investigated. The activation energy and the frequency factor values of the transesterification reaction obtained in this experiment are 31 kJ/mol and 4.2, respectively. The optimum reaction temperature which gives the highest ME content (95.17% w/w) in the reaction product is 523 K, while the rate constant of the total system increased with reaction temperature. (author)
Authors:
Joelianingsih,; [1]  Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Indonesia, Jl. Raya Puspiptek Serpong, Tangerang 15320 (Indonesia); Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 8657 (Japan); Graduate School, Agricultural Engineering Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Darmaga Campus, P.O. Box 220, Bogor 16002 (Indonesia)]; Maeda, Hitoshi; [1]  Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 8657 (Japan)]; Hagiwara, Shoji; Nabetani, Hiroshi; [1]  Sagara, Yasuyuki; [2]  Soerawidjaya, Tatang H; [3]  Tambunan, Armansyah H; Abdullah, Kamaruddin [4] 
  1. National Food Research Institute, 2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8642 (Japan)
  2. Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 8657 (Japan)
  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, LABTEK X, Jl. Ganesha No. 10 Bandung 40132 (Indonesia)
  4. Graduate School, Agricultural Engineering Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Darmaga Campus, P.O. Box 220, Bogor 16002 (Indonesia)
Publication Date:
Jul 15, 2008
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Renewable Energy; Journal Volume: 33; Journal Issue: 7; Other Information: Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; DIESEL FUELS; PALM OIL; BIOFUELS; METHANOL; REACTION KINETICS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ESTERS; BUBBLES; VAPORS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYSTS; CONVERSION; OPERATION; YIELDS
OSTI ID:
21058236
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0960-1481; RNENE3; TRN: GB08V1448
Availability:
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2007.08.011
Submitting Site:
GB
Size:
page(s) 1629-1636
Announcement Date:
Jul 24, 2008

Citation Formats

Joelianingsih,, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Indonesia, Jl. Raya Puspiptek Serpong, Tangerang 15320 (Indonesia), Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 8657 (Japan), Graduate School, Agricultural Engineering Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Darmaga Campus, P.O. Box 220, Bogor 16002 (Indonesia)], Maeda, Hitoshi, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 8657 (Japan)], Hagiwara, Shoji, Nabetani, Hiroshi, Sagara, Yasuyuki, Soerawidjaya, Tatang H, Tambunan, Armansyah H, and Abdullah, Kamaruddin. Biodiesel fuels from palm oil via the non-catalytic transesterification in a bubble column reactor at atmospheric pressure: A kinetic study. United Kingdom: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.1016/J.RENENE.2007.08.011.
Joelianingsih,, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Indonesia, Jl. Raya Puspiptek Serpong, Tangerang 15320 (Indonesia), Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 8657 (Japan), Graduate School, Agricultural Engineering Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Darmaga Campus, P.O. Box 220, Bogor 16002 (Indonesia)], Maeda, Hitoshi, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 8657 (Japan)], Hagiwara, Shoji, Nabetani, Hiroshi, Sagara, Yasuyuki, Soerawidjaya, Tatang H, Tambunan, Armansyah H, & Abdullah, Kamaruddin. Biodiesel fuels from palm oil via the non-catalytic transesterification in a bubble column reactor at atmospheric pressure: A kinetic study. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.RENENE.2007.08.011
Joelianingsih,, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Indonesia, Jl. Raya Puspiptek Serpong, Tangerang 15320 (Indonesia), Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 8657 (Japan), Graduate School, Agricultural Engineering Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Darmaga Campus, P.O. Box 220, Bogor 16002 (Indonesia)], Maeda, Hitoshi, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 8657 (Japan)], Hagiwara, Shoji, Nabetani, Hiroshi, Sagara, Yasuyuki, Soerawidjaya, Tatang H, Tambunan, Armansyah H, and Abdullah, Kamaruddin. 2008. "Biodiesel fuels from palm oil via the non-catalytic transesterification in a bubble column reactor at atmospheric pressure: A kinetic study." United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.RENENE.2007.08.011.
@misc{etde_21058236,
title = {Biodiesel fuels from palm oil via the non-catalytic transesterification in a bubble column reactor at atmospheric pressure: A kinetic study}
author = {Joelianingsih,, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Indonesia, Jl. Raya Puspiptek Serpong, Tangerang 15320 (Indonesia), Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 8657 (Japan), Graduate School, Agricultural Engineering Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Darmaga Campus, P.O. Box 220, Bogor 16002 (Indonesia)], Maeda, Hitoshi, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 8657 (Japan)], Hagiwara, Shoji, Nabetani, Hiroshi, Sagara, Yasuyuki, Soerawidjaya, Tatang H, Tambunan, Armansyah H, and Abdullah, Kamaruddin}
abstractNote = {Biodiesel has become more attractive recently because of its environmental benefits and the fact that it is made from renewable resources. Transesterification of vegetable oils with short-chain alcohol has long been a preferred method for producing biodiesel fuel. A new reactor was developed to produce fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) by blowing bubbles of superheated methanol vapor continuously into vegetable oil without using any catalysts. A kinetic study on the non-catalytic transesterification of palm oil was made in a reactor without stirring at atmospheric pressure. The effects of reaction temperatures (523, 543, and 563 K) on the rate constant, conversion, yield of methyl esters (ME) and composition of the reaction product under semi-batch mode operation are investigated. The activation energy and the frequency factor values of the transesterification reaction obtained in this experiment are 31 kJ/mol and 4.2, respectively. The optimum reaction temperature which gives the highest ME content (95.17% w/w) in the reaction product is 523 K, while the rate constant of the total system increased with reaction temperature. (author)}
doi = {10.1016/J.RENENE.2007.08.011}
journal = []
issue = {7}
volume = {33}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {2008}
month = {Jul}
}