Biodiesel production using Eruca sativa oil: optimization and characterization.

Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz; Ahmad Adnan; Zahed Mahmood; Hamid Mukhtar; Muhammad Danish; Zahoor Ahmad

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Biodiesel production using Eruca sativa oil: optimization and characterization.

Author(s)

Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz Department of Chemistry, GC University Lahore, Pakistan

Ahmad Adnan Department of Chemistry, GC University Lahore, Pakistan

Zahed Mahmood Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

Hamid Mukhtar Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, GC University Lahore, Pakistan

Muhammad Danish Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan

Zahoor Ahmad Department of Statistics, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan

Abstract

In the present study Eruca sativa oil (Taramira oil) was explored for the production of biodiesel by optimizing transesterification process using NaOH, KOH and NaOCH3 as catalysts. Optimization of different reaction parameters i.e., catalyst concentration, reaction temperature, reaction time and alcohol to oil molar ratio was done using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The order of catalytic effectiveness regarding production of the biodisel using three different catalysts was found to be NaOCH3 > KOH > NaOH. The biodiesel was characterized following GC-MS and FTIR analyses. The fuel properties such as cetane number 59.8, density 0.871 g/cm3, specific gravity 0.889, pour point -2.97oC, kinematic viscosity 5.71 mm2/s, flash point 197.5oC carbon residue 0.01% of the biodiesel produced ascertained the suitability of oil as a potential source for biodiesel production.

Publication Details

Page(s) 1111-1120

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Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Botany, Volume: 44, Issue: 3, Year: 2012

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