Abstract
Waste cooking oil (WCO) is regarded as one of the best feedstock for the production of biodiesel. The waste cooking oil used in this study was prepared in the laboratory by adding 5 wt. % of oleic acid into 95 wt. % of soybeans oil. 10 wt. % of titania-supportcd-magnesium oxide catalyst (MgO/TiO2) used was prepared by incipient wetness impregnation and characterized using XRF, BET and XRD. These materials were tested and used as catalyst for the conversion of waste vegetable oil to biodiesel in the presence of methanol and hexane co-solvents. Methanol to hexane mole ratio of 1:1 was employed in the transesterification process. The effects of reaction time, reaction temperature and hexane co-solvent on the waste vegetable oil conversion have been established. The 'HNMR analysis was used to estimate the structure of FAME produced. It was observed that the oil conversion increased with the increase in reaction time, reaction temperature and use of hexane as co-solvent.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015 |
| Editors | S. I. Ao, Len Gelman, Len Gelman, David W.L. Hukins, Andrew Hunter, Alexander M. Korsunsky, S. I. Ao, S. I. Ao |
| Publisher | Newswood Limited |
| Pages | 820-823 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 2218 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789881404701 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
| Event | 2015 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2015 - London, United Kingdom Duration: Jul 1 2015 → Jul 3 2015 |
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| Other | 2015 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2015 |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 7/1/15 → 7/3/15 |
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Optimization and characterization of biofuel from waste cooking oil. / Emeji, Ikenna C.; Afolabi, Ayo S.; Kalala, Jalama; Abdulkareem, Ambali S.
WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015. ed. / S. I. Ao; Len Gelman; Len Gelman; David W.L. Hukins; Andrew Hunter; Alexander M. Korsunsky; S. I. Ao; S. I. Ao. Vol. 2218 Newswood Limited, 2015. p. 820-823.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
TY - GEN
T1 - Optimization and characterization of biofuel from waste cooking oil
AU - Emeji, Ikenna C.
AU - Afolabi, Ayo S.
AU - Kalala, Jalama
AU - Abdulkareem, Ambali S.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Waste cooking oil (WCO) is regarded as one of the best feedstock for the production of biodiesel. The waste cooking oil used in this study was prepared in the laboratory by adding 5 wt. % of oleic acid into 95 wt. % of soybeans oil. 10 wt. % of titania-supportcd-magnesium oxide catalyst (MgO/TiO2) used was prepared by incipient wetness impregnation and characterized using XRF, BET and XRD. These materials were tested and used as catalyst for the conversion of waste vegetable oil to biodiesel in the presence of methanol and hexane co-solvents. Methanol to hexane mole ratio of 1:1 was employed in the transesterification process. The effects of reaction time, reaction temperature and hexane co-solvent on the waste vegetable oil conversion have been established. The 'HNMR analysis was used to estimate the structure of FAME produced. It was observed that the oil conversion increased with the increase in reaction time, reaction temperature and use of hexane as co-solvent.
AB - Waste cooking oil (WCO) is regarded as one of the best feedstock for the production of biodiesel. The waste cooking oil used in this study was prepared in the laboratory by adding 5 wt. % of oleic acid into 95 wt. % of soybeans oil. 10 wt. % of titania-supportcd-magnesium oxide catalyst (MgO/TiO2) used was prepared by incipient wetness impregnation and characterized using XRF, BET and XRD. These materials were tested and used as catalyst for the conversion of waste vegetable oil to biodiesel in the presence of methanol and hexane co-solvents. Methanol to hexane mole ratio of 1:1 was employed in the transesterification process. The effects of reaction time, reaction temperature and hexane co-solvent on the waste vegetable oil conversion have been established. The 'HNMR analysis was used to estimate the structure of FAME produced. It was observed that the oil conversion increased with the increase in reaction time, reaction temperature and use of hexane as co-solvent.
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VL - 2218
SP - 820
EP - 823
BT - WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015
A2 - Ao, S. I.
A2 - Gelman, Len
A2 - Gelman, Len
A2 - Hukins, David W.L.
A2 - Hunter, Andrew
A2 - Korsunsky, Alexander M.
A2 - Ao, S. I.
A2 - Ao, S. I.
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