Production of Biodiesel from Soybean Oil in Less Time and at Low Temperature
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2022-07-18Author
Choudhary, RajanKumar, Anuj
Ellapani, Vijay Nag
Trinayan, Baruah
Loganathan, Muruganandam
Ravy, Lakshmi
Vijayaparthasarathi, Vijayakumar
Baburao, Amit Mahindrakar
Shanthakumar, Subramaniam
Ponnamma, Deepalekshmi
Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar
Swamiappan, Sasikumar
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The heterogeneous catalyst plays an important role in the production of biodiesel at industrial level. In present work, the utilization of wollastonite as a heterogeneous catalyst is attempted to explore its non-biomedical application. Wollastonite was synthesized by using the auto combustion method and L-alanine was used as a fuel for combustion. The X-ray diffraction pattern reveals the phase purity of wollastonite. The Fourier transform infrared spectra of the calcined precursor show the presence of characteristics functional groups in wollastonite. To evaluate the catalytic ability of the prepared wollastonite, transesterification reaction of soybean oil with methanol was performed. Following the reaction, the biodiesel, glycerol and the catalyst were separated by centrifugation. Optimization of the percentage of catalyst used in biodiesel production was done by using various quantities of catalyst during the transesterification reaction and subjecting the produced biodiesel to gas chromatography. It can be concluded that combined alkali metal oxide and silica in wollastonite has assisted in production of biodiesel (82.6%) in a less time and at a low temperature.
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