Biodiesel production from waste coconut oil by esterification with ethanol: The effect of water removal by adsorption

João Felipe G. Oliveira, Izabelly Larissa Lucena, Rosana M. Alves Saboya, Marcelo L. Rodrigues, Antonio Eurico B. Torres, Fabiano A. Narciso Fernandes, Célio L. Cavalcante and Expedito José S. Parente

Renewable Energy, 2010, vol. 35, issue 11, 2581-2584

Abstract: The production of biodiesel by esterification with ethanol using waste oil generated in the refining of coconut oil was investigated in this study. The reaction was performed with and without adsorption of water in order to verify the effect of removing water on the reaction conversion. Methanol was also evaluated as an esterification agent. For both ethanol and methanol, conversions over 99%mol were observed. Simultaneous water adsorption allowed the use of lower alcohol/oil molar ratios thus enabling better economics to a possible industrial process.

Keywords: Biodiesel; Esterification; Waste coconut oil; Ethanol; Adsorption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.03.035

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