dc.contributor.author | Miyuranga, K. A. Viraj | |
dc.contributor.author | Arachchige, Udara Sampath P. R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Marso, T. M. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Samarakoon Arachchige, Gamunu | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-08T12:12:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-04-08T12:12:40Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-04-17T17:35:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Miyuranga, K. A. V., Arachchige, U. S. P. R., Marso, T. M. M., & Samarakoon, G. (2023). Biodiesel Production through the Transesterification of Waste Cooking Oil over Typical Heterogeneous Base or Acid Catalysts. Catalysts, 13(3), Artikkel 546. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2073-4344 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3125303 | |
dc.description.abstract | For the production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil with an acid value of 1.86 mg KOH/g, five heterogeneous catalysts—Ba(OH)2, CaO, MgO, ZnO, and AlCl3—were employed. To optimize the reaction parameters of each catalyst, the influence of crucial process variables, such as catalyst loading, methanol-to-oil ratio, and reaction duration, was investigated. In addition, the effect of acetone as a cosolvent toward the progress of biodiesel production and the reusability of the heterogeneous catalysts were also examined, and the data were statistically evaluated with a 95% confidence level. Ba(OH)2 performed exceptionally well, with a 92 wt.% biodiesel yield, followed by CaO with an 84 wt.% yield. However, none of the results for MgO, ZnO, or AlCl3 were adequate. In addition, regardless of the type of catalyst utilized, adding 20 vol.% acetone to the biodiesel manufacturing process led to an increase in output. Furthermore, every heterogeneous catalyst was reusable, but only Ba(OH)2 and CaO produced a significant yield until the third cycle. The other catalysts did not produce yields of any significance. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Biodiesel Production through the Transesterification of Waste Cooking Oil over Typical Heterogeneous Base or Acid Catalysts | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © 2023 by the authors. | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 13 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Catalysts | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030546 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2141387 | |
dc.source.articlenumber | 546 | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |