Title:
Transesterification of Castor Oil for Biodiesel Production
Author(s):
Kilic, M., Uzun, B.B., Putun, A.E., Putun, E.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
In this study, the production of biodiesel by transesterification of castor oil with methanol in the presence of alkali catalyst was studied. The reaction parameters such as catalyst type (potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, potassium methoxide and sodium methoxide), reaction time (540 min) and reaction temperature (2565 °C) were optimized for production of castor oil methyl ester. Finally, analytical methods were applied on the final biodiesel product to determine the fuel characteristics and results were compared with the diesel standards of EN 14214 and ASTM D 6751. The present study indicates that castor oil is quite suitable for biodiesel production.
Keywords:
biodiesel, transesterification, castor oil
Topic:
Fuels from biomass
Subtopic:
Production, supply and use of liquid biofuels from oilseeds
Event:
18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
VP3.3.11
Pages:
1797 - 1800
ISBN-13:
978-88-89407-56-1
ISBN-10:
88-89407-56-5
Paper DOI:
10.5071/18thEUBCE2010-VP3.3.11
Price:
FREE
