Title: Effect of process parameters for standardization of esterification of cotton seed oil for the production of biodiesel.
Abstract: Biodiesel is a renewable fuel and is an alternative to petroleum-based diesel fuel. It is biodegradable, renewable and has a low emission profile which is better for environment. The use of biodiesel is rapidly expanding around the world. In this experiment cottonseed oil was selected for biodiesel production. In order to standardize the parameters three catalyst concentrations (KOH) which were 1.5, 2 and 2.5% consecutively and three reaction temperature (45, 60 and 75 0 C) were set. Three levels of molar concentrations (4:1, 5:1, 6:1) were also used in this case. The results showed that with the variation of catalyst and methanol concentration variation of biodiesel production takes place. However, the effect of different parameters for standardization of esterification process for the production of biodiesel from cottonseed oil has been shown in
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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