scholarly journals GEOTHERMAL-SLUDGE-BASED SODIUM SILICATE CATALYST DEACTIVATION IN METHYL ESTER PRODUCTION PROCESS

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Inasanti Pandan Wangi ◽  
Indra Perdana

The deactivation of solid catalyst is one of the catalyst parameters that has to be known to predict how long catalyst can be used to catalyze a reaction. In this research, the catalyst was applied to catalyze the transesterification of corn oil with methanol. Sodium silicate was produced from NaOH and silica was extracted by gelation method from Dieng Geothermal Power Plant solid sludge which had 55% of silica content. Sodium silicate catalyst was activated by calcination process at 400oC, with heating rate of 20ºC/min, and holding time of 3 hours. The transesterification was run at 60oC, methanol and corn oil mole ratio of 9:1 and 5% (w/w) catalyst for 60 minutes. The sample was taken at 0, 5, 10, 20, 40 and 60 minutes after corn oil was poured into the flask. The used catalyst was separated from the reactant and product, was then washed with methanol and was heated at 120 oC in the oven for 2 hours until it dried. The catalyst was then used for catalyzing the next experiment run for the next four cycle. This research showed that the conversion of the reaction decreased with every reaction cycle. The most fitting reaction kinetics was modeled with second order kinetics. The highest conversion obtained using fresh catalyst was 91,67%.

Tibuana ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Yanatra budi Pramana ◽  
M. Amin Pahlevi ◽  
Zhulianto Ashari ◽  
M. Fariz Effendi ◽  
Fibra Gilang Ramadhan

Utilization of rice husks in Indonesia in general is still very limited. Utilization of silica contained in rice husk ash, which has been used, among others, in the manufacture of sodium silicate. Silica compounds themselves can be used in and manufacturing basic materials for electronic and ceramic equipment, glass, rubber, cosmetic products, and pharmaceuticals. The addition of Mg can increase the silica content (SiO2) in rice husk ash. The best results show an effective Mg ratio of Mg addition to increase silica content is 1: 1. produces the highest amount of silica which is 58.12% of the rice husk ash with a size of 140 mesh


Author(s):  
Amarlo Banania ◽  
Edwin N. Quiros ◽  
Jose Gabriel E. Mercado

Abstract Continuous demand for energy in order to provide to an ever-increasing global population calls for use of or integration of other alternative sources of fuel other than fossil fuels. Many countries all over the world use vegetable oils blended with neat diesel as alternative and using these biofuels can help alleviate lessen the emissions releases on the environment as well as the country’s dependency on fossil fuels. In the Philippines Coconut Methyl Ester (CME) is the primary vegetable oil used, however in this study we used four other vegetable oils which are RCO (Refined Corn Oil), RPO (Refine Palm Oil), JFO (Jahtropa Filtered Oil) and JME (Jathropa Methyl Ester) in order to investigate the possibility of their use in diesel engines. A 6.3 kW single-cylinder, four stroke cycle, direct injection engine was used for the study. This kind of engine is typically used in the Philippines for different purposes such as backup power for households, for boats, pumps and for agriculture use. The specific fuel consumption of the biodiesel blends compared to neat diesel fuel ranged from −15% to 15% with RCO and JME having higher SFC and JFO and RPO having lower SFC. Fuel conversion efficiency of the varied from −12% to 12% with JFO and RPO having higher efficiency and RCO and JME having lower efficiency. The power of the varied from −7% to 6% with RPO having lower power output, JFO having higher power output and JME and RCO having similar power output to neat diesel fuel. At full load condasition Neat Diesel Fuel blended with 15% Refined Palm Oil showed the greatest improvement in SFC while Neat Diesel Fuel blended with 10% Jathropa Filtered Oil showed the best power output.


1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 514-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu-Ying Yang ◽  
Arnis Kuksis

Male rats with thoracic duct cannulae were intubated with com oil or fatty acid methyl esters and the lymph was collected over the next 2–72 h. The apoprotein (apo) composition of the chylomicrons, isolated by conventional ultracentrifugation, was determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate – polyacrylamide – glycerol gel electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing. The lipid content and composition was assessed by gas–liquid chromatography. The particle size was obtained by calculation and confirmed by electron microscopy. The study demonstrates that both the monoacylglycerol (corn oil feeding) and the phosphatidic acid (methyl ester feeding) pathways of triacylglycerol biosynthesis yield chylomicrons with closely similar apoprotein profiles representing apo B-48, apo A-IV, apo E, apo A-I, and the apo C components. A protein band corresponding to apo B-100 was occasionally observed as a minor component of the chylomicrons from both groups of animals. The chylomicrons from com oil feeding had about two times larger diameters than those from methyl ester feeding. There were no significant differences in the composition of the apoproteins, although the smaller particles had two times higher apoprotein/triacylglycerol ratios. It was calculated that the amount of apo B per lipid particle for the ester fed rats ranged from one to eight molecules and was closely correlated with the particle size. The corn oil fed rats yielded about three molecules apo B per lipid particle regardless of the particle size. It is concluded that the pathway of intestinal triacylglycerol biosynthesis has a significant effect on the apoprotein mass and to a lesser extent on the apoprotein and lipid composition of the chylomicrons. The phosphatidic acid pathway produces smaller particles and transfers to the bloodstream twice as much apoprotein per gram of fat than the monoacylglycerol pathway, which yields the larger particles. Possible variations in the site and rate of biosynthesis of the triacylglycerols could not be entirely excluded as contributing factors.


ALCHEMY ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
Isna Nurhidayati ◽  
Endang Tri Wahyuni ◽  
Nurul Hidayat Aprilita ◽  
Sarwendah Ratnawati Hermanto

This study performed the synthesis of sodium silicate from the volcanic ash of Mount Kelud with various stirring time in the sodium silicate synthesis process. Synthesis of sodium silicate was carried out using alkaline extraction at low temperature. This method is based on the solubility of silica under alkaline conditions and is proven to be more effective than the smelting method. The dissolution of silica contained in the volcanic ash of Mount Kelud was carried out using NaOH solution to form a Na2SiO3 solution. This process also studied the effect of stirring time on the amount of dissolved silica, with the stirring time of 0.5; 1; 1.5; 2; 2.5; 3 and 4 hours. The dissolved silica levels were tested using AAS. The amount of dissolved silica increased sharply with the longer length of stirring time, however for a stirring time of more than 2.5 hours, the dissolution was slow. The study revealed that the optimal result time was obtained from the stirring time of 2.5 hours with dissolved silica content of 19.82%. Keywords: volcanic ash, silica, sodium silicate, stirring time


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Alwi Gery Agustan Siregar ◽  
Renita Manurung ◽  
Taslim Taslim

In this study, silica derived from corncobs impregnated with sodium hydroxide to obtain sodium silicate was calcined, prepared, and employed as a solid base catalyst for the conversion of oils to biodiesel. The catalyst was characterized by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscope Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), and Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) and Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) methods. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to characterize the biodiesel products. The optimum catalyst conditions were calcination temperature of 400 °C for 2 h, catalyst loading of 2%, and methanol: oil molar ratio of 12:1 at 60 °C for 60 min, that resulted in a yield of 79.49%. The final product conforms to the selected biodiesel fuel properties of European standard (EN14214) specifications. Calcined corncob-derived sodium silicate showed high potential for use as a low-cost, high-performance, simple-to-prepare solid catalyst for biodiesel synthesis.


Mechanika ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 413-418
Author(s):  
Gopinath Varudharajan

In the present work on unheated Corn oil methyl ester and Preheated Corn oil methyl ester is used to prepare different concentration blends with diesel, B20, B40 and B60 were used as alternative fuels in a compression ignition engine. The properties like calorific value, flash point, fire point and viscosity of these oils were determined. The viscosity of corn oils has been reduced through transterification process. The waste heat energy from the exhaust gas was reused to preheat the corn oil around 80°C by adjusting the flow rate of exhaust gas.  The performance and emission characteristics of a single cylinder, direct injection diesel engine were determined using unheated corn oil, Preheated Corn oil and diesel. Brake thermal efficiency of preheated B20 was more than other blends and unheated fuels but equal to diesel fuel. Brake specific fuel consumption, CO2 and HC of preheated B20 were less than unheated fuels and diesel. However, the NOx emission of preheated B20 was little higher than unheated fuels and diesel due to high combustion temperature. By considering the result of all the factors, preheated B20 blend was found to be a suitable alternative for diesel fuel.


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