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Influence of Reaction Parameters on Preparation of Biodiesel from Rapeseed Oil using Supercritical Methanol  

Lim, Seon-Muk (Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University)
Shin, Hee-Yong (Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University)
Oh, Sea Cheon (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kongju National University)
Bae, Seong-Youl (Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.21, no.2, 2010 , pp. 174-177 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, non-catalytic transesterification from rapeseed oil using supercritical methanol was carried out by varying the operation parameters such as temperature ($320{\sim}365{^{\circ}C}$), time (0~20 min), pressure (10~35 MPa), molar ratio of oil to methanol (1 : 15~60) and agitation speed (0~500 rpm). In order to evaluate the effects of reaction parameters on the content of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs), we carried out the study using a batch reactor. The content of FAMEs increased when the temperature increased. However, the content of FAMEs decreased with temperature above $335^{\circ}C$ and time above 5 min. The content of FAMEs increased with increasing the molar ratio of methanol to oil but the content of FAMEs was slightly affected by molar ratio of oil to methanol above 1 : 45 and pressure above 20 MPa. It was found that the agitation speed above 100 rpm slightly affected the content of FAMEs. The highest content of FAMEs in biodiesel (95%) was obtained under the reaction conditions: temperature of 335 ${^{\circ}C}$, time of 10 min, pressure of 20 MPa, molar ratio of 1 : 45 (oil to methanol) and agitation speed of 250 rpm.
Keywords
~biodiesel; rapeseed oil; supercritical methanol; transesterification;
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