Study on the concentration of isooctane from oleic acid

The purpose of analyzing and determination of the concentration of biopetrol obtained from oleic acid is to determine the quantitative amount of biopetrol required in future. Biopetrol is the latest finding in research of renewable liquid fuel and regarding on research that has being done, biodiesel...

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Main Author: Mohd Shahli, Mohd Sidek
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2008
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spelling ump-6462015-03-03T06:04:47Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/646/ Study on the concentration of isooctane from oleic acid Mohd Shahli, Mohd Sidek QD Chemistry The purpose of analyzing and determination of the concentration of biopetrol obtained from oleic acid is to determine the quantitative amount of biopetrol required in future. Biopetrol is the latest finding in research of renewable liquid fuel and regarding on research that has being done, biodiesel that produced from vegetable oils can reduce emission of pollutants. In this study, oleic acid will be used as the raw material and thermal cracking method is used. Simple distillation at various temperatures which is 98oC, 200oC, 280oC, 320oC and 360oC is used to crack the long oleic acid chain to form biopetrol. The heat required will cracks the sample’s molecular bonds randomly into small hydrocarbon radicals, followed by random isomerization of these radicals to form a mixture of new chains of alkanes with isooctane as the major component subjected. After cracking process, the sample is analyzed using Gas Chromatography method with comparison of the standard isooctane as reference. The results obtained from the analysis show that isooctane exists in the sample at retention time of 2.140 at average by comparing with standard isooctane calibration curve. The concentration of the Isooctane after cracking process is at various temperatures is in between 0.4 % to 3.4 %. This experiment is a success because the concentration of the desired component has being determined. increasing of time of heating will decrease the degree of deacetylation. 2008-05 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/646/1/Mohd_Shahli_Mohd_Sidek.pdf Mohd Shahli, Mohd Sidek (2008) Study on the concentration of isooctane from oleic acid. Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. http://iportal.ump.edu.my/lib/item?id=chamo:31334&theme=UMP2
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Study on the concentration of isooctane from oleic acid
description The purpose of analyzing and determination of the concentration of biopetrol obtained from oleic acid is to determine the quantitative amount of biopetrol required in future. Biopetrol is the latest finding in research of renewable liquid fuel and regarding on research that has being done, biodiesel that produced from vegetable oils can reduce emission of pollutants. In this study, oleic acid will be used as the raw material and thermal cracking method is used. Simple distillation at various temperatures which is 98oC, 200oC, 280oC, 320oC and 360oC is used to crack the long oleic acid chain to form biopetrol. The heat required will cracks the sample’s molecular bonds randomly into small hydrocarbon radicals, followed by random isomerization of these radicals to form a mixture of new chains of alkanes with isooctane as the major component subjected. After cracking process, the sample is analyzed using Gas Chromatography method with comparison of the standard isooctane as reference. The results obtained from the analysis show that isooctane exists in the sample at retention time of 2.140 at average by comparing with standard isooctane calibration curve. The concentration of the Isooctane after cracking process is at various temperatures is in between 0.4 % to 3.4 %. This experiment is a success because the concentration of the desired component has being determined. increasing of time of heating will decrease the degree of deacetylation.
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author Mohd Shahli, Mohd Sidek
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title Study on the concentration of isooctane from oleic acid
title_short Study on the concentration of isooctane from oleic acid
title_full Study on the concentration of isooctane from oleic acid
title_fullStr Study on the concentration of isooctane from oleic acid
title_full_unstemmed Study on the concentration of isooctane from oleic acid
title_sort study on the concentration of isooctane from oleic acid
publishDate 2008
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/646/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/646/1/Mohd_Shahli_Mohd_Sidek.pdf
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