What is it about?
Biodiesel, is an esterified product derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, and which is gaining ground as a biodegradable and environment-friendly alternative fuel to petrodiesel. Mexican plant called Jatropha oaxacana is incredibly convenient in several different aspects because approximately 40-60% of the seeds’ total mass is suitable for oil, which can be converted in to biodiesel. In the present work, optimization of biodiesel production from Jatropha oaxacana oil was studied. The main goal of this study was to investigate the relationships between theree RVD operating parameters (temperature, mass of catalyst, and methanol-to-oil molar ratio) and biodiesel productivity to achieve optimum transesterification conditions by appliying RSM and CCRD to modeling and optimization of biodiesel yield (Y) based on the influence of three operational variables.
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Why is it important?
A mathematical equation to model biodiesel production by RVD was derived from computer simulation programming. Optimal conditions for the production of ethyl esters were: Temperature, molar ratio, and mass of catalyst.
Perspectives
Mathematical modeling is always a challenge and the opportunity to predict behaviors for totally new situations.
Luis Zarate
Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla
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This page is a summary of: Biodiesel Production from Jatropha oaxacana Oil by Reactive Vacuum Distillation: Optimization by Response Surface Methodology, Key Engineering Materials, June 2017, Trans Tech Publications,
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.737.385.
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