Investigation of Biodiesel Production from Canola Oil using Mg-Al Hydrotalcite Catalysts

Oğuzhan İLGEN; İsmail DİNÇER; Meltem YILDIZ; Ertan ALPTEKİN

Makale detayları

Investigation of Biodiesel Production from Canola Oil using Mg-Al Hydrotalcite Catalysts

Yazarlar:

Oğuzhan İLGEN | İsmail DİNÇER | Meltem YILDIZ | Ertan ALPTEKİN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Chemistry 2007 Vol.31 Issue 5, pp.509-514

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2007

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000728642

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6130

pISSN:

1300-0527

Özet:

 

Biodiesel produced by the transesterification of vegetable  oils is a promising alternative fuel to diesel because of limited  fossil fuel resources and environmental concerns.  The use of  heterogeneous catalysts greatly simplifies the technological process  by facilitating the separation of the post-reaction mixture.  The  purpose of the present work was to examine a heterogeneous catalyst,  in particular, Mg-Al hydrotalcites, to produce methyl esters of canola  oil.  In this study, the transesterification of canola oil with  methanol was studied in a heterogeneous system, using Mg-Al  hydrotalcites as solid base catalysts.  The results showed that  methanol is the best alcohol for this reaction condition.  The highest  triglyceride conversion rate of 71.9% was achieved after 9 h of  reaction at 60 °C, with a 6:1 molar ratio of methanol to canola oil  and a 3 wt% catalyst with 125-150 m m particles.

 

Biodiesel produced by the transesterification of vegetable  oils is a promising alternative fuel to diesel because of limited  fossil fuel resources and environmental concerns.  The use of  heterogeneous catalysts greatly simplifies the technological process  by facilitating the separation of the post-reaction mixture.  The  purpose of the present work was to examine a heterogeneous catalyst,  in particular, Mg-Al hydrotalcites, to produce methyl esters of canola  oil.  In this study, the transesterification of canola oil with  methanol was studied in a heterogeneous system, using Mg-Al  hydrotalcites as solid base catalysts.  The results showed that  methanol is the best alcohol for this reaction condition.  The highest  triglyceride conversion rate of 71.9% was achieved after 9 h of  reaction at 60 °C, with a 6:1 molar ratio of methanol to canola oil  and a 3 wt% catalyst with 125-150 m m particles.

Makale detayları

Investigation of Biodiesel Production from Canola Oil using Mg-Al Hydrotalcite Catalysts

Yazarlar: Oğuzhan İLGEN | İsmail DİNÇER | Meltem YILDIZ | Ertan ALPTEKİN

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Chemistry 2007 Vol.31 Issue 5, pp.509-514

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2007

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000728642

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6130

pISSN: 1300-0527

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Oğuzhan İLGEN | İsmail DİNÇER | Meltem YILDIZ | Ertan ALPTEKİN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Chemistry 2007 Vol.31 Issue 5, pp.509-514

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2007

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000728642

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6130

pISSN:

1300-0527