An optimization study for transesterification of Palm Oil using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)

Biodiesel was produced via transesterification of palm oil with methanol in the presence of CaO-Nb2O5 mixed oxide catalyst. Response surface methodology (RSM) with central composite design (CCD) was performed to determine the optimum operating conditions and to optimize the biodiesel yield. In this...

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Main Authors: Wong, Y.C., Tan, Y.P., Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Ramli, I.
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
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spelling ukm-83142016-12-14T06:46:53Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8314/ An optimization study for transesterification of Palm Oil using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) Wong, Y.C. Tan, Y.P. Taufiq-Yap, Y.H. Ramli, I. Biodiesel was produced via transesterification of palm oil with methanol in the presence of CaO-Nb2O5 mixed oxide catalyst. Response surface methodology (RSM) with central composite design (CCD) was performed to determine the optimum operating conditions and to optimize the biodiesel yield. In this study, the reaction variables being optimized were reaction time, catalyst loading and methanol to oil molar ratio. From the analysis of variance (ANOVA), the most influential parameter on biodiesel production was reaction time. The predicted yield was found in good agreement with the experimental value, with R2= 0.9902. The optimum biodiesel yield of 97.67% was achieved at 2.67 h reaction time, with 3.60 wt. % of catalyst and with methanol to oil molar ratio of 13.04. The high biodiesel yield can be correlated to the synergic effect of basicity between the metallic ions of CaO-Nb2O5 shown in the physicochemical analysis. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8314/1/17_Y.C._Wong.pdf Wong, Y.C. and Tan, Y.P. and Taufiq-Yap, Y.H. and Ramli, I. (2015) An optimization study for transesterification of Palm Oil using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Sains Malaysiana, 44 (2). pp. 281-290. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description Biodiesel was produced via transesterification of palm oil with methanol in the presence of CaO-Nb2O5 mixed oxide catalyst. Response surface methodology (RSM) with central composite design (CCD) was performed to determine the optimum operating conditions and to optimize the biodiesel yield. In this study, the reaction variables being optimized were reaction time, catalyst loading and methanol to oil molar ratio. From the analysis of variance (ANOVA), the most influential parameter on biodiesel production was reaction time. The predicted yield was found in good agreement with the experimental value, with R2= 0.9902. The optimum biodiesel yield of 97.67% was achieved at 2.67 h reaction time, with 3.60 wt. % of catalyst and with methanol to oil molar ratio of 13.04. The high biodiesel yield can be correlated to the synergic effect of basicity between the metallic ions of CaO-Nb2O5 shown in the physicochemical analysis.
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author Wong, Y.C.
Tan, Y.P.
Taufiq-Yap, Y.H.
Ramli, I.
spellingShingle Wong, Y.C.
Tan, Y.P.
Taufiq-Yap, Y.H.
Ramli, I.
An optimization study for transesterification of Palm Oil using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
author_facet Wong, Y.C.
Tan, Y.P.
Taufiq-Yap, Y.H.
Ramli, I.
author_sort Wong, Y.C.
title An optimization study for transesterification of Palm Oil using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
title_short An optimization study for transesterification of Palm Oil using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
title_full An optimization study for transesterification of Palm Oil using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
title_fullStr An optimization study for transesterification of Palm Oil using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
title_full_unstemmed An optimization study for transesterification of Palm Oil using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
title_sort optimization study for transesterification of palm oil using response surface methodology (rsm)
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8314/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8314/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8314/1/17_Y.C._Wong.pdf
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