Optimization of biodiesel production from mixture of edible and nonedible vegetable oils

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 112-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jharna Gupta ◽  
Madhu Agarwal ◽  
A.K. Dalai
Keyword(s):  
Vegetable Oils ◽  
Biodiesel Production

scholarly journals Production of biodiesel from babassu oil using methanol-ethanol blends

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Fernando Carvalho Silva ◽  
Kiany Sirley Brandão Cavalcante ◽  
Hilton Costa Louzeiro ◽  
Katia Regina Marques Moura ◽  
Adeilton Pereira Maciel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Vegetable Oils ◽  
Castor Oil ◽  
Kinematic Viscosity ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Mass Yield ◽  
A Value ◽  
Oil Plant ◽  
Ethanol Blends

Maranhão state in Brazil presents a big potential for the cultivation of several oleaginous species, such as babassu, soybean, castor oil plant, etc... These vegetable oils can be transformed into biodiesel by the transesterification reaction in an alkaline medium, using methanol or ethanol. The biodiesel production from a blend of these alcohols is a way of adding the technical and economical advantages of methanol to the environmental advantages of ethanol. The optimized alcohol blend was observed to be a methanol/ethanol volume ratio of 80 % MeOH: 20 % EtOH. The ester content was of 98.70 %, a value higher than the target of the ANP, 96.5 % (m/m), and the biodiesel mass yield was of 95.32 %. This biodiesel fulfills the specifications of moisture, specific gravity, kinematic viscosity and percentages of free alcohols (methanol plus ethanol) and free glycerin.

scholarly journals RHEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF VEGETABLE OILS USED FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. E. Silva ◽  
C. A. C. Santos ◽  
J. E. S. Ribeiro ◽  
C. C. Souza ◽  
A. M. S. Sant’Ana
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Vegetable Oils ◽  
Rheological Behavior ◽  
Apparent Viscosity ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Viscosity Data ◽  
Concentric Cylinder ◽  
Lower Shear ◽  
Different Temperatures

Rheology attempts to define a relationship between the stress acting on a given material and the resulting deformation and/or flow that takes place. Thus, the knowledge of rheological properties of fluid materials such as vegetable oils generates auxiliary data that can be used in its storage and application. In this context, the aim of this study was to evaluate the rheological behavior of vegetable oils (cotton, canola, sunflower, corn and soybean) at different temperatures, using four rheological models (Ostwald- de-Waelle, Herschel-Bulkley, Newton and Bingham). The rheological properties were determined using a Thermo Haake rheometer with concentric cylinder geometry. Measurements were taken at 30, 45 and 60 °C by controlling the temperature using a thermostatic bath coupled to the equipment. The software Rheowin Pro Job Manager was used for process control and data record. The rheograms were obtained by measuring the values of shear stress varying the shear rate from 100 to 600 s-1 within 250 seconds. For the analysis of the apparent viscosity at different shear rates was applied simple linear regression until 2nd degree with the aid of SAS (SAS/Stat 9.2) program. The apparent viscosity data were submitted to analysis of variance and the averages were compared by Tukey test at 5% of probability. Higher temperatures of the samples were correlated to lower shear stress values, hence lower values for viscosity and consistency index were obtained, since it is known that the density and viscosity are highly sensitive to temperature and that the increase in temperature results in reduction of viscosity, benefiting the fluid flow. The models of Newton and Ostwald-de-Waelle were chosen to evaluate the rheological behavior of the samples, showing a good fit for the rheological data.

scholarly journals Recovery of different waste vegetable oils for biodiesel production: A pilot experience in Bahia State, Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 2670-2674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ednildo Andrade Torres ◽  
Gilberto S. Cerqueira ◽  
Tiago. M. Ferrer ◽  
Cristina M. Quintella ◽  
Massimo Raboni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vegetable Oils ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Pilot Experience

Techno-economic analysis of a biodiesel production process from vegetable oils

2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 1023-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Apostolakou ◽  
I.K. Kookos ◽  
C. Marazioti ◽  
K.C. Angelopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Vegetable Oils ◽  
Biodiesel Production
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