Coconut waste biodiesel: Comparison of acid and alkaline catalyst

Sulaiman, Sarina and Abdul Raman , Abdul Aziz and Aroua, Mohammed Kheireddin (2010) Coconut waste biodiesel: Comparison of acid and alkaline catalyst. In: 4th International Conference on Postgraduate Education (ICPE 4). , 26 - 28 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Biodiesel industry requires a cheaper and economical viable raw material that can replace the vegetable oil. Waste from animal and plant sources became the main option due the availability and cheap. In this study, coconut waste is used to produce biodiesel using methanol, acid sulfuric and KOH. In situ process is used, where all the catalyst, reagent and raw material is mixed together in one system. The highest yield, 90% is achieved with 5 wt% of KOH within 3 hr by mixing raw material and methanol. Acid sulfuric catalyzed process took a longer reaction time and higher amount of catalyst is needed.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Full Paper)
Additional Information:	6797/32798
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP155 Chemical engineering
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Biotechnology Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Sarina Sulaiman
Date Deposited:	10 Dec 2013 11:10
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2014 11:41
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/32798

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