Transesterification of Camellia japonica and Vernicia fordii seed oils on alkali catalysts for biodiesel production

Kyong-Hwan Chung

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.16, No.4, 506-509, July, 2010

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2010.03.007 Export Citation

Transesterification of Camellia japonica and Vernicia fordii seed oils on alkali catalysts for biodiesel production

Kyong-Hwan Chung^†

Department of Applied Chemical Engineering & Center for Functional Nano Fine Chemicals, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea

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Camellia japonica and Vernicia fordii seed oils were employed as a feedstock for production of biodiesel by transesterification with methanol on alkali catalysts. The composition and physicochemical properties were investigated in the raw seed oils and the biodiesel products. The fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) contents in the biodiesel produced from the seed oils were above 96% on KOH catalyst in the reaction. It was acceptable for the limit of European biodiesel qualities for BD100. Other qualities such as cetane number, acid value, density, and kinematic viscosity, of the produced biodiesels also matched the biodiesel qualities.

Keywords:Biodiesel;Camellia japonica;Vernicia fordii;Transesterification;Alkali catalyst

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[2] Lee KW, Yu JX, Mei JH, Yan L, Kim YW, Chung KW, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 13(5), 799 (2007)

[3] Chung KH, Park BG, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 15(3), 388 (2009)

[4] Uma BH, Kim YS, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 15(1), 1 (2009)

[5] Knothe G, Krahl J, van Gerpen J, The Biodiesel Handbook, AOCS Press, Champaign, IL, USA (2005)

[6] Mittelbach M, Remschmidt C, Biodiesel.The Comprehensive Handbook, Mittelbach M, Graz, Austria (2004)

[7] Torrey M, Information., 18, 303 (2007)

[8] Usta N, Biomass Bioenerg., 28(1), 77 (2005)

[9] Karmee SK, Chadha A, Bioresour. Technol., 96(13), 1425 (2005)

[10] Foidl N, Foidl G, Sanchez M, Mittelbach M, Hackel S, Bioresour. Technol., 58(1), 77 (1996)

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[12] Ramadhas AS, Muraleedharan C, Jayaraj S, Renew. Energy., 30, 1789 (2005)

[13] van Gerpen J, Shanks B, Pruszko R, Clements D, Knothe G, Biodiesel Analytical Methods, NREL/SR-510-36240. (2004)

[14] Chung KH, Kim J, Lee KY, Biomass Bioenerg., 33(1), 155 (2009)

[15] Kim HJ, Kang BS, Kim MJ, Park YM, Kim DK, Lee JS, Lee KY, Catal. Today., 93, 315 (2004)

[16] Zhang Y, Dube MA, McLean DD, Kates M, Bioresour. Technol., 89(1), 1 (2003)

[17] Marchetti JM, Miguel VU, Errazu AF, Renew. Sust. Energy Rev., 11, 1300 (2007)