Biodiesel Production from Palm Oil in a Millichannel Reactor

Abstract:

Transesterification of palm oil with methanol using a potassium hydroxide (KOH) catalyst to form fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) commercially known as biodiesel was performed in a millichannel reactor. In this study, a transparent Teflon tubular reactor with the inner diameter of 1.59 mm at 60 °C was carried out to produce FAME. Residence time was changed by changing the tube length and flow rate. The residence time of 69 s is required to achieve more than 88% of ester content. The relationship between ester content and flow pattern was also investigated.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 465-466)
• Pages: 232-236
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.465-466.232
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Wan Norita Wan Ab Rashid, Yoshimitsu Uemura*, Katsuki Kusakabe, Noridah Binti Osman, Bawadi Abdullah
• Keywords: Bio-Diesel, Millichannel Reactor, Palm Oil, Transesterification

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