Biodiesel production via transesterification of Nannochloropsis oculata microalga's oil using calcium methoxide as heterogeneous catalyst
The main challenges facing the commercialization of biodiesel are: profitability, feedstock availability and low cost efficient production process. Although worldwide production of vegetable oil feedstocks is sufficient enough, big area of land needed for cultivating such feedstocks is the major dra...
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| description | The main challenges facing the commercialization of biodiesel are: profitability, feedstock availability and low cost efficient production process. Although worldwide production of vegetable oil feedstocks is sufficient enough, big area of land needed for cultivating such feedstocks is the major drawback. Algae-biomass (including macro- and microalgae) is gaining interest from many current researchers as they have potential to provide sufficient fuel for global consumption. Algae can be produced fast with high lipid content. Moreover, it can provide food avoiding future starving and allow replacing fossil fuels through carbon-neutral biofuels for combustion machines in the transport, industrial and agricultural sectors. In this study, high grade biodiesel was produced from microalgae derived lipids (Nannochloropsis oculata) via transesterification reaction with methanol using calcium methoxide catalyst. The results showed excellent performances with high yield (92 %) of biodiesel at 60 ℃ compared to the highest yield reported at 22 % with using MgZr catalyst. Interestingly, calcium methoxide catalyst could be also successively reused for five times with the maintained biodiesel yield. Biodiesel produced from microalgae oil had high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which made it highly suitable as winter grade biodiesel. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-366542016-11-25T08:10:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36654/ Biodiesel production via transesterification of Nannochloropsis oculata microalga's oil using calcium methoxide as heterogeneous catalyst Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin Teo, Siow Hwa The main challenges facing the commercialization of biodiesel are: profitability, feedstock availability and low cost efficient production process. Although worldwide production of vegetable oil feedstocks is sufficient enough, big area of land needed for cultivating such feedstocks is the major drawback. Algae-biomass (including macro- and microalgae) is gaining interest from many current researchers as they have potential to provide sufficient fuel for global consumption. Algae can be produced fast with high lipid content. Moreover, it can provide food avoiding future starving and allow replacing fossil fuels through carbon-neutral biofuels for combustion machines in the transport, industrial and agricultural sectors. In this study, high grade biodiesel was produced from microalgae derived lipids (Nannochloropsis oculata) via transesterification reaction with methanol using calcium methoxide catalyst. The results showed excellent performances with high yield (92 %) of biodiesel at 60 ℃ compared to the highest yield reported at 22 % with using MgZr catalyst. Interestingly, calcium methoxide catalyst could be also successively reused for five times with the maintained biodiesel yield. Biodiesel produced from microalgae oil had high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which made it highly suitable as winter grade biodiesel. The Japan Institute of Energy 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36654/1/Biodiesel%20production%20via%20transesterification%20of%20Nannochloropsis%20oculata%20microalga.pdf Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin and Teo, Siow Hwa (2014) Biodiesel production via transesterification of Nannochloropsis oculata microalga's oil using calcium methoxide as heterogeneous catalyst. Journal of the Japan Institute of Energy, 93 (10). pp. 995-999. ISSN 0916-8753; ESSN: 1882-6121 https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jie/93/10/93_995/_article 10.3775/jie.93.995 |
| spellingShingle | Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin Teo, Siow Hwa Biodiesel production via transesterification of Nannochloropsis oculata microalga's oil using calcium methoxide as heterogeneous catalyst |
| title | Biodiesel production via transesterification of Nannochloropsis oculata microalga's oil using calcium methoxide as heterogeneous catalyst |
| title_full | Biodiesel production via transesterification of Nannochloropsis oculata microalga's oil using calcium methoxide as heterogeneous catalyst |
| title_fullStr | Biodiesel production via transesterification of Nannochloropsis oculata microalga's oil using calcium methoxide as heterogeneous catalyst |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biodiesel production via transesterification of Nannochloropsis oculata microalga's oil using calcium methoxide as heterogeneous catalyst |
| title_short | Biodiesel production via transesterification of Nannochloropsis oculata microalga's oil using calcium methoxide as heterogeneous catalyst |
| title_sort | biodiesel production via transesterification of nannochloropsis oculata microalga s oil using calcium methoxide as heterogeneous catalyst |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36654/1/Biodiesel%20production%20via%20transesterification%20of%20Nannochloropsis%20oculata%20microalga.pdf |
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