Separation Process of Biodiesel-Product Mixture from Crude Glycerol and Other Contaminants Using Electrically Driven Separation Technique with AC High Voltage
Electrically driven separation (EDS) technology with a high voltage (HV) alternating current source (AC) was used to remove glycerol and other contaminants from biodiesel in order to meet the ASTM D6751 and EN 14214 standards. Biodiesel was produced from a transesterification of refined palm oil and...
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| author | Rossarin Ampairojanawong Ajalaya Boripun Sayan Ruankon Thanapong Suwanasri Kraipat Cheenkachorn Tawiwan Kangsadan |
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| description | Electrically driven separation (EDS) technology with a high voltage (HV) alternating current source (AC) was used to remove glycerol and other contaminants from biodiesel in order to meet the ASTM D6751 and EN 14214 standards. Biodiesel was produced from a transesterification of refined palm oil and methanol using sodium methylate as a homogeneous catalyst. The effects of an Iron (Fe) electrode, including types of electrode configurations, vertical distance between electrodes, applied voltage, and separation time, were studied. Furthermore, the effects of the remaining catalyst and soap content in biodiesel phase were also investigated to improve the separating performance using the EDS technique. The EDS using HVAC and low amperage with a point-to-point electrode configuration showed the highest separation efficiency of 99.8%. The optimum vertical distance between electrodes was 3 cm, while the optimum applied voltage was 3 kV. The separation time of 240 s yielded the best separating performance, completely eliminating the unreacted catalyst, and the lowest of the normalized remaining soap value content was obtained. Considering all of this, the EDS technique had higher efficiency to remove glycerol and other contaminants than a conventional separation of gravitation settling. The final biodiesel product was produced with the high purity of 98.0 wt% after purification and met all standard specifications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b6757567dc44da3a715146adbd792cf2023-11-17T10:43:02ZengMDPI AGElectrochem2673-32932023-03-014112314410.3390/electrochem4010011Separation Process of Biodiesel-Product Mixture from Crude Glycerol and Other Contaminants Using Electrically Driven Separation Technique with AC High VoltageRossarin Ampairojanawong0Ajalaya Boripun1Sayan Ruankon2Thanapong Suwanasri3Kraipat Cheenkachorn4Tawiwan Kangsadan5Chemical and Process Engineering Program, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), 1518 Pracharat 1 Road, Bangsue District, Bangkok 10800, ThailandChemical and Process Engineering Program, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), 1518 Pracharat 1 Road, Bangsue District, Bangkok 10800, ThailandElectrical Power and Energy Engineering Program, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), 1518 Pracharat 1 Road, Bangsue District, Bangkok 10800, ThailandElectrical Power and Energy Engineering Program, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), 1518 Pracharat 1 Road, Bangsue District, Bangkok 10800, ThailandDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), 1518 Pracharat 1 Road, Bangsue District, Bangkok 10800, ThailandChemical and Process Engineering Program, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), 1518 Pracharat 1 Road, Bangsue District, Bangkok 10800, ThailandElectrically driven separation (EDS) technology with a high voltage (HV) alternating current source (AC) was used to remove glycerol and other contaminants from biodiesel in order to meet the ASTM D6751 and EN 14214 standards. Biodiesel was produced from a transesterification of refined palm oil and methanol using sodium methylate as a homogeneous catalyst. The effects of an Iron (Fe) electrode, including types of electrode configurations, vertical distance between electrodes, applied voltage, and separation time, were studied. Furthermore, the effects of the remaining catalyst and soap content in biodiesel phase were also investigated to improve the separating performance using the EDS technique. The EDS using HVAC and low amperage with a point-to-point electrode configuration showed the highest separation efficiency of 99.8%. The optimum vertical distance between electrodes was 3 cm, while the optimum applied voltage was 3 kV. The separation time of 240 s yielded the best separating performance, completely eliminating the unreacted catalyst, and the lowest of the normalized remaining soap value content was obtained. Considering all of this, the EDS technique had higher efficiency to remove glycerol and other contaminants than a conventional separation of gravitation settling. The final biodiesel product was produced with the high purity of 98.0 wt% after purification and met all standard specifications.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3293/4/1/11electrically driven separation technologyhigh voltage alternating currenttransesterificationbiodiesel |
| spellingShingle | Rossarin Ampairojanawong Ajalaya Boripun Sayan Ruankon Thanapong Suwanasri Kraipat Cheenkachorn Tawiwan Kangsadan Separation Process of Biodiesel-Product Mixture from Crude Glycerol and Other Contaminants Using Electrically Driven Separation Technique with AC High Voltage Electrochem electrically driven separation technology high voltage alternating current transesterification biodiesel |
| title | Separation Process of Biodiesel-Product Mixture from Crude Glycerol and Other Contaminants Using Electrically Driven Separation Technique with AC High Voltage |
| title_full | Separation Process of Biodiesel-Product Mixture from Crude Glycerol and Other Contaminants Using Electrically Driven Separation Technique with AC High Voltage |
| title_fullStr | Separation Process of Biodiesel-Product Mixture from Crude Glycerol and Other Contaminants Using Electrically Driven Separation Technique with AC High Voltage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Separation Process of Biodiesel-Product Mixture from Crude Glycerol and Other Contaminants Using Electrically Driven Separation Technique with AC High Voltage |
| title_short | Separation Process of Biodiesel-Product Mixture from Crude Glycerol and Other Contaminants Using Electrically Driven Separation Technique with AC High Voltage |
| title_sort | separation process of biodiesel product mixture from crude glycerol and other contaminants using electrically driven separation technique with ac high voltage |
| topic | electrically driven separation technology high voltage alternating current transesterification biodiesel |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3293/4/1/11 |
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