A heterogeneous catalyst from a mixture of coconut waste and eggshells for biodiesel production

作者：Sulaiman S^*; Ruslan N I F

来源：Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects , 2017, 39(2): 154-159.

DOI：10.1080/15567036.2016.1205683

• Biodiesel
• coconut waste
• eggshells
• heterogeneous catalyst
• transesterification

In this study, heterogeneous catalysts were synthesized from mixture of calcined solid coconut waste and eggshells as a catalyst for the transesterification of palm oil. Response surface methodology (RSM) based on central composite design (CCD) was used to optimize the amount of catalysts (coconut waste:calcined eggshells ratio) for production of biodiesel. The optimum ratio of catalysts for biodiesel production was found as follows: coconut waste to eggshell, 5:1 wt% and the highest FAME yield was 81% with fixed parameters of reaction time (3 h), reaction temperature (65 degrees C), and methanol:oil ratio (24:1).

• 出版日期2017