 Optimization of biodiesel from dried biomass of Schizochytrium limacinum using methanesulfonic acid-DMCBalaji M. Panchal, Manohar V. Padul and Manvendra S. Kachole Renewable Energy, 2016, vol. 86, issue C, 1069-1074 Abstract: Novel biodiesel or fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) was produced from dried biomass of Schizochytrium limacinum with dimethyl carbonate over a time period of 30 min. The highest FAME yield could reach 84% at 85 °C with a ratio of dried biomass to dimethyl carbonate of 1:4 w/w, with extra solvent of petroleum ether, 1.5 wt. % methanesulfonic acid (based on oil weight) and an agitation speed of 150 rpm. Biomass dried with 60–120 silica gels at 38 °C for 30 min was investigated. FAME was purified using Amberlyst™ 15 dry resin. FAME was analyzed via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with the internal standard method. The properties of FAME met the international standard ASTM D 6751-02. The results revealed that all of the reaction variables in study had positive effects. Present study indicate that FAME could be a potential alternative to diesel. Keywords: Fatty acid methyl esters; Biomass dried with 60–120 silica; Dried biomass; Transesterification; GC–MS; Dimethyl carbonate (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:renene:v:86:y:2016:i:c:p:1069-1074 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.09.027 Access Statistics for this article Renewable Energy is currently edited by Soteris A. Kalogirou and Paul Christodoulides More articles in Renewable Energy from Elsevier |
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