Transesterification of Camellia japonica and Vernicia fordii seed oils on alkali catalysts for biodiesel production

Camellia japonica and Vernicia fordii seed oils were employed as a feedstock for production of biodiesel by transesterification with methanol on alkali catalysts. The composition and physicochemical properties were investigated in the raw seed oils and the biodiesel products. The fatty acid methyl e...

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Published inJournal of industrial and engineering chemistry (Seoul, Korea) Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 506 - 509
Main Author Chung, Kyong-Hwan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.07.2010
한국공업화학회
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Alkali catalyst
Biodiesel
Camellia japonica
Catalysis
Catalysts
Density
Esters
Methyl alcohol
Seeds
Transesterification
Vernicia fordii
화학공학
Transesterification
Alkali catalyst
Biodiesel
Vernicia fordii
Camellia japonica
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Summary:Camellia japonica and Vernicia fordii seed oils were employed as a feedstock for production of biodiesel by transesterification with methanol on alkali catalysts. The composition and physicochemical properties were investigated in the raw seed oils and the biodiesel products. The fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) contents in the biodiesel produced from the seed oils were above 96% on KOH catalyst in the reaction. It was acceptable for the limit of European biodiesel qualities for BD100. Other qualities such as cetane number, acid value, density, and kinematic viscosity, of the produced biodiesels also matched the biodiesel qualities.
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http://www.cheric.org/article/835461
G704-000711.2010.16.4.001
ISSN:1226-086X
1876-794X
DOI:10.1016/j.jiec.2010.03.007