Biodiesel Production from Waste Animal Fat by Transesterification Using H2SO4 and KOH Catalysts: A Study of Physiochemical Properties
Biodiesel is marketed as a long-term renewable fuel that may partially replace fossil fuels in transportation while also helping to reduce global warming. The current study is focused on using waste animal fat as a feedstock for biodiesel production. Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and potassium hydroxide (KO...
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| description | Biodiesel is marketed as a long-term renewable fuel that may partially replace fossil fuels in transportation while also helping to reduce global warming. The current study is focused on using waste animal fat as a feedstock for biodiesel production. Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) are used as catalysts, with methanol as an alcohol. Temperature at 60°C, reaction time 2 hrs for acid catalyst, and 55°C, reaction time 90 min for base catalyst with a methanol to oil ratio of 5 : 1 are the experimental and optimized process conditions. With the H2SO4 catalyst, the biodiesel yield was 65.7%, while with the KOH catalyst, it was 48.8%. The ASTM standards are used to compare and study the physicochemical characteristics. This study offers an environmentally friendly solution to a global problem of atmospheric pollution, and at the same time, it shows a commercial alternative to reduce the ecological impact caused by waste animal fat. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f554f31e99a948cb8086e4490112dc732025-08-20T03:25:27ZengWileyInternational Journal of Chemical Engineering1687-80782022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6932320Biodiesel Production from Waste Animal Fat by Transesterification Using H2SO4 and KOH Catalysts: A Study of Physiochemical PropertiesNasim Hasan0M. Venkata Ratnam1Department of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Chemical EngineeringBiodiesel is marketed as a long-term renewable fuel that may partially replace fossil fuels in transportation while also helping to reduce global warming. The current study is focused on using waste animal fat as a feedstock for biodiesel production. Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) are used as catalysts, with methanol as an alcohol. Temperature at 60°C, reaction time 2 hrs for acid catalyst, and 55°C, reaction time 90 min for base catalyst with a methanol to oil ratio of 5 : 1 are the experimental and optimized process conditions. With the H2SO4 catalyst, the biodiesel yield was 65.7%, while with the KOH catalyst, it was 48.8%. The ASTM standards are used to compare and study the physicochemical characteristics. This study offers an environmentally friendly solution to a global problem of atmospheric pollution, and at the same time, it shows a commercial alternative to reduce the ecological impact caused by waste animal fat.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6932320 |
| spellingShingle | Nasim Hasan M. Venkata Ratnam Biodiesel Production from Waste Animal Fat by Transesterification Using H2SO4 and KOH Catalysts: A Study of Physiochemical Properties International Journal of Chemical Engineering |
| title | Biodiesel Production from Waste Animal Fat by Transesterification Using H2SO4 and KOH Catalysts: A Study of Physiochemical Properties |
| title_full | Biodiesel Production from Waste Animal Fat by Transesterification Using H2SO4 and KOH Catalysts: A Study of Physiochemical Properties |
| title_fullStr | Biodiesel Production from Waste Animal Fat by Transesterification Using H2SO4 and KOH Catalysts: A Study of Physiochemical Properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biodiesel Production from Waste Animal Fat by Transesterification Using H2SO4 and KOH Catalysts: A Study of Physiochemical Properties |
| title_short | Biodiesel Production from Waste Animal Fat by Transesterification Using H2SO4 and KOH Catalysts: A Study of Physiochemical Properties |
| title_sort | biodiesel production from waste animal fat by transesterification using h2so4 and koh catalysts a study of physiochemical properties |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6932320 |
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