Experimental analysis of di-functional magnetic oxide catalyst and its performance in the hemp plant biodiesel production

Kifayat Ullah, Mushtaq Ahmad, Shazia Sultana, Lee Keat Teong, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah, Muhammad Zafar and Zahid Ullah

Applied Energy, 2014, vol. 113, issue C, 660-669

Abstract: This paper reports a study on the performance assessment of di-functional magnetic Fe–Ca oxide catalyst in biodiesel production using hemp oil. In situ co-precipitation procedure was used for synthesis of di-functional magnetic solid base catalyst. The resultant catalyst had good magnetic property with relatively high saturation magnetism (45.6emu/g) and the reused catalyst status is quite functional. The catalyst was characterized using various techniques including XRD, TG–DTA, SEM and VSM. The produced biodiesel was characterized and conformed by GC/MS, NMR and FT/IR. The synthesis of biodiesel was carried out at constant temperature (60°C), reaction time (2h) oil alcohol molar ratio (1:6), agitation (600rpm) and catalyst concentration (2.25%) w/w. The maximum biodiesel yield was achieved 92.16% using di-functional magnetic Fe–Ca oxide catalyst.

Keywords: Hemp oil; Di-functional magnetic catalyst; Fatty acid methyl ester; Re-usability; Stability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.08.023

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