US EPA

8319613 

Journal Article 

Optimization of base catalysed transesterification and characterization of brassica napus (Canola seed) for the production of biodiesel 

Hariram, V; Vasanthaseelan, S 

2015 

0 

International Journal of ChemTech Research
ISSN: 0974-4290 

Sphinx Knowledge House 

8 

9 

418-423 

English 

Biodiesel from vegetable oil proves to be a potential alternative for fossil fuel. In this study canola seed oil is extracted from canola seed through Soxhlet extraction procedure with n-hexane as solvent. A single stage transesterification was employed since Free Fatty Acid content was less than 2%, using KOH and methanol. The physio-chemical properties of canola seed oil is compared with other vegetable oils and found to be in ASTM limits. Optimization studies were analysed to understand the yield of biodiesel on reaction time, catalyst concentration and molar ratio. Between reaction temperatures of 55°C - 65°C, the maximum yield of biodiesel was found to be 88% with a reaction time of 80 minutes, catalyst concentration of 2.4% to the weight of oiland molar ratio of 1:5. © 2015, Sphinx Knowledge House, All rights reserved. 

Biodiesel; Methanol; Molar ratio; Potassium hydroxide; Transesterification