Glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate for biodiesel feedstock under different reactor conditions

This paper deals with the comparative study on glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) in a solvent free system at different reaction conditions in an attempt to get maximum degree of FFA% reduction for biodiesel feedstock. Initially, optimization of varied reaction parameters was performe...

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Main Authors: Islam, Md Aminul, Masoumi, Hamid Reza Fard, Teo, Siow Hwa, Abdollahi, Yadollah, Janaun, Jidon, Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43186/1/Glycerolysis%20of%20palm%20fatty%20acid%20distillate%20for%20biodiesel%20feedstock%20under%20different%20reactor%20conditions.pdf
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author Islam, Md Aminul
Masoumi, Hamid Reza Fard
Teo, Siow Hwa
Abdollahi, Yadollah
Janaun, Jidon
Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
author_facet Islam, Md Aminul
Masoumi, Hamid Reza Fard
Teo, Siow Hwa
Abdollahi, Yadollah
Janaun, Jidon
Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
author_sort Islam, Md Aminul
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description This paper deals with the comparative study on glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) in a solvent free system at different reaction conditions in an attempt to get maximum degree of FFA% reduction for biodiesel feedstock. Initially, optimization of varied reaction parameters was performed under all the different reaction conditions using artificial neural network (ANN) based on the genetic algorithm (GA). It has been found that the reduction of acidity varies with varying reaction conditions with maximum reaction rate observed in case of reaction carried-out in open reactor system with inert gas flow, followed by the reaction in open reactor system without inert gas flow and then in case of reaction under the close reactor system. In the most favorable case, 1.5 mgKOH/gPFAD of FFA (free fatty acid) was achieved after 90 min of reaction time with an excess glycerol of 4% at 220 °C. The results from the ANN model show good agreement with experimental results. Thus, the glycerolysis in open reactor system with inert gas flow (N2) option is much-preferred option compared to acid esterification for the same biodiesel plant capacity, particularly for high-FFA feedstocks.
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spelling upm.eprints-431862016-05-18T03:38:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43186/ Glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate for biodiesel feedstock under different reactor conditions Islam, Md Aminul Masoumi, Hamid Reza Fard Teo, Siow Hwa Abdollahi, Yadollah Janaun, Jidon Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin This paper deals with the comparative study on glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) in a solvent free system at different reaction conditions in an attempt to get maximum degree of FFA% reduction for biodiesel feedstock. Initially, optimization of varied reaction parameters was performed under all the different reaction conditions using artificial neural network (ANN) based on the genetic algorithm (GA). It has been found that the reduction of acidity varies with varying reaction conditions with maximum reaction rate observed in case of reaction carried-out in open reactor system with inert gas flow, followed by the reaction in open reactor system without inert gas flow and then in case of reaction under the close reactor system. In the most favorable case, 1.5 mgKOH/gPFAD of FFA (free fatty acid) was achieved after 90 min of reaction time with an excess glycerol of 4% at 220 °C. The results from the ANN model show good agreement with experimental results. Thus, the glycerolysis in open reactor system with inert gas flow (N2) option is much-preferred option compared to acid esterification for the same biodiesel plant capacity, particularly for high-FFA feedstocks. Elsevier 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43186/1/Glycerolysis%20of%20palm%20fatty%20acid%20distillate%20for%20biodiesel%20feedstock%20under%20different%20reactor%20conditions.pdf Islam, Md Aminul and Masoumi, Hamid Reza Fard and Teo, Siow Hwa and Abdollahi, Yadollah and Janaun, Jidon and Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin (2016) Glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate for biodiesel feedstock under different reactor conditions. Fuel, 174. pp. 133-139. ISSN 0016-2361; ESSN: 1873-7153 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236116001095 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.01.088
spellingShingle Islam, Md Aminul
Masoumi, Hamid Reza Fard
Teo, Siow Hwa
Abdollahi, Yadollah
Janaun, Jidon
Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
Glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate for biodiesel feedstock under different reactor conditions
title Glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate for biodiesel feedstock under different reactor conditions
title_full Glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate for biodiesel feedstock under different reactor conditions
title_fullStr Glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate for biodiesel feedstock under different reactor conditions
title_full_unstemmed Glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate for biodiesel feedstock under different reactor conditions
title_short Glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate for biodiesel feedstock under different reactor conditions
title_sort glycerolysis of palm fatty acid distillate for biodiesel feedstock under different reactor conditions
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43186/1/Glycerolysis%20of%20palm%20fatty%20acid%20distillate%20for%20biodiesel%20feedstock%20under%20different%20reactor%20conditions.pdf
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