Thermal and kinetic evaluation of cotton oil biodiesel

The biodiesel obtained by transesterification by reaction between ester and an alcohol in the presence of catalyst. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the thermal and kinetic behavior of the methanol biodiesel derived from cotton oil. The quality analysis was done by gas chromatography and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry (¹H NMR) in order to examine if the product meets with the requirements of the European Standard EN 1403. The thermogravimetric profile of the cotton biodiesel indicated that the decomposition steps are associated to the volatilization and/or decomposition of the methyl esters. Kinetic data was also obtained by thermal analysis.     

Dynamic kinetic calculation of castor oil biodiesel

Diesel oil has an important role in the field of urban traffic as well as in the transportation of products. However, the amount of the non-renewable sources is continuously decreasing. This fact and the environmental requirements brought the necessity to search for other, renewable sources. This paper aimed the dynamic kinetic calculation of thermal decomposition of castor oil, methanol biodiesel and ethanol biodiesel using Coats–Redfern, Madhusudanan and Ozawa methods. On the base of the thermogravimetric curves the following thermal stability order could be established: castor oil>ethanol biodiesel>methanol biodiesel. Kinetic data presented coherent results. Methanol biodiesel presented lower activation energy than ethanol biodiesel, suggesting that methanol biodiesel has a better quality for combustion.     

Characterization and kinetic compensation effect of corn biodiesel

This work presents the characterization and the kinetic compensation effect of corn biodiesel obtained by the methanol and ethanol routes. The biodiesel was characterized by physico-chemical analyses, gas chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance and thermal analysis. The physico-chemical properties indicated that the biodiesel samples meet the specifications of the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) standards. The analyses by IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy indicated the ester formation. Gas chromatography indicated that biodiesel was obtained with an ester content above 97%. The kinetic parameters were determined with three different heating rates, and it was observed that both the methanol and ethanol biodiesel obeyed the kinetic compensation effect.     

Thermal and kinetic evaluation of biodiesel derived from soybean oil and higuereta oil

The purpose of this work is to evaluate the thermal and kinetic behavior of biodiesel derived from soybean and higuereta oils. The thermogravimetric profiles of biodiesels indicated one step associated with decomposition of the ethyl esters. The thermal profiles were compared with reference diesel. Kinetic parameters were obtained by thermal analysis, estimating reaction order, pre-exponential factor and activation energy. For estimation of the kinetic parameters the Coats & Redfern method was used. The selection criterion of best fit was based on the correlation coefficient of the linear regression and the compensation effect of the kinetic parameters.     

Characterization of Simarouba glauca seed oil biodiesel

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In this study, mixed convection heat transfer of the non-Newtonian power-law nanofluid including CuO nanoparticles, inside a partially porous square...     

Comparative study of oxidative stability of sunflower and cotton biodiesel through P-DSC

Biodiesel can contain unsaturated fatty acids, which are susceptible to oxidation, being able to change into polymerized compounds. Oxidative stability is very important in the quality control of oils and biodiesel. In this study, biodiesel samples were produced through the methyl route, using a homogeneous catalyst. The determination of methyl esters was performed by gas chromatography in order to confirm the conversion of the carboxylic acids present in the raw material for the methyl esters. Also proved the presence of methyl linoleate and methyl oleate to the major constituent of biodiesel. The thermal and oxidative stability of sunflower and cotton oils and their biodiesel, using TG and P-DSC techniques were investigated. The use of P-DSC to measure the oxidative induction time was very important. These measurements were used to evaluate the cotton and sunflower oils, and their respective biodiesel. It was found that the thermal-oxidative stability of vegetable oils and their biodiesel were similar, due to the fact that both presented chemical composition and percentages of fatty acids similar.     

Characterization of biodiesel and biodiesel blends using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography

In this work the development of a comprehensive 2-D GC flame ionization detection (GC x GC FID) method for biodiesel fuels is reported. This method is used for the analysis of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) in both biodiesel (B100) and biodiesel blend (B5) samples. The separation of FAME was based on component boiling point in the first dimension and polarity in the second dimension by using a BPX5/BP20 column set to provide a measure of 'orthogonality' in the 2-D space. Here the columns are coupled with a cryogenic modulator operating in a novel temperature programmed mode (T(M)) whereby the cryotrap is progressively incremented in temperature as the oven temperature is increased. The final method employs eight cryotrap temperature settings. The developed GC x GC method is able to successfully characterize and identify both B100 and B5 FAME components, which are produced from a variety of vegetable oils, animal fats and waste cooking oils, with high precision. The method is capable of analysing FAME with carbon numbers C4-C24, and is particularly suitable to characterize various types of biodiesel, making it possible to differentiate the origin and type of FAME used in the biodiesel samples.     

Nanoparticles from vesicle polymerization: Characterization and kinetic study

The polymerization of isodecyl acrylate (ISODAC) in vesicles made from an anionic surfactant—sodium di-2-ethylhexyl phosphate (SEHP)—and from water is studied by ¹H-NMR, transmission electron microscopy, and quasielastic light scattering. High polymerization rates and high conversion rates are achieved with both water-soluble initiator, K₂S₂O₈ (potassium persulfate), and oil-soluble initiator, AIBN (azoisobisbutyronitrile). ISODAC is probably located inside the vesicle bilayer(s) because of its high hydrophobicity. Particles stable at room temperature with a mean diameter of about 50 nm are obtained. Kinetic orders of ISODAC polymerization are determined and the characterization of the resulting particles during and after polymerization are studied. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

A kinetic study of lipase-catalyzed alcoholysis of palm kernel oil

The use of lipases as biocatalysts in interesterification reactions has been the object of growing interest, owing to the importance of esters as emulsifiers, intermediates to produce oleochemicals, and fuel alternatives. We consider in this article a kinetic study of lipase-catalyzed alcoholysis of palm kernel oil, using n-hexane as the solvent. In a first step the ester production was maximized by using a Taguchi design, and then an empirical model was built to determine the influence of the process variables. Taking into account the results obtained in the first step, we performed a kinetic study and developed a simple model for this system.     

Characterization by TG/DTG/DSC and FTIR of frying and fish oil residues to obtain biodiesel

Biodiesel is a fuel derived from vegetable oils or wastes. It has a lot of advantages such as less offensive exhaust, more complete combustion, reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and sulfur in addition to generating employment and wealth. This biofuel can be produced through the transesterification reaction of an alcohol with a triglyceride, with the aid of a catalyst, resulting on a biodiesel as main product, glycerol, and other byproducts. The objective of this study is to determine the optimal reaction conditions for transesterification of waste frying oil and fish, varying the reaction time, the amount of catalyst and temperature, to determine which of these variables exert a greater influence on the reaction yield, and characterize biofuels obtained. For a more accurate assessment of the influence of a given variable on the reaction yield, it was performed a statistical experimental design, the full factorial of two levels with three parameters (2³) and three central points, implemented in Statistica 7.0. Regarding the transesterification of waste of the fish oil, the amount of catalyst was the variable that most influenced the reaction yield, the parameters time and temperature had negligible impact on income. Biofuels were also characterized using thermal analysis techniques and FTIR. Most reactions obtained thermogravimetric yield above 90%, a promising result.     

Optimization of biodiesel production from castor oil

The transesterification of castor oil with ethanol in the presence of sodium ethoxide as catalyst is an exceptional option for the Brazilian biodiesel production, because the castor nut is quite available in the country. Chemically, its oil contains about 90% of ricinoleic acid that gives to the oil some beneficial characteristics such as its alcohol solubility at 30°C. The transesterification variables studied in this work were reaction temperature, catalyst concentration and alcohol oil molar ratio. Through a star configuration experimental design with central points, this study shows that it is possible to achieve the same conversion of esters carrying out the transesterification reaction with a smaller alcohol quantity, and a new methodology was developed to obtain high purity biodiesel.     

Non-isothermal kinetic analysis and feasibilty study of medium grade crude oil field

In this research, non-isothermal kinetics and feasibility study of medium grade crude oil is studied in the presence of a limestone matrix. Experiments were performed at a heating rate of 10°C min⁻¹, whereas the air flow rate was kept constant at 50 mL min⁻¹ in the temperature range of 20 to 600°C (DSC) and 20 to 900°C (TG). In combustion with air, three distinct reaction regions were identified in all crude oil/limestone mixtures, known as low temperature oxidation (LTO), fuel deposition (FD) and high temperature oxidation (HTO). The activation energy values were in the order of 5–9 kJ mol⁻¹ in LTO region and 189–229 kJ mol⁻¹ in HTO region. It was concluded that the medium grade crude oil field was not feasible for a self-sustained combustion process.     

Optimization of alkaline transesterification of soybean oil and castor oil for biodiesel production

This article reports experimental data on the production of fatty acid ethyl esters from refined and degummed soybean oil and castor oil using NaOH as catalyst. The variables investigated were temperature (30–70°C), reaction time (1–3 h), catalyst concentration (0.5–1.5 w/wt%), and oil-to-ethanol molar ratio (1:3–1:9). The effects of process variables on the reaction conversion as well as the optimum experimental conditions are presented. The results show that conversions >95% were achieved for all systems investigated. In general, an increase in reaction temperature, reaction time, and in oil-to-ethanol molar ratio led to an enhancement in reaction conversion, whereas an opposite trend was verified with respect to catalyst concentration.     

废茶油的精制及其合成生物柴油的研究

本文以废茶油为原料,经过脱胶脱酸等预处理后与甲醇进行酯交换反应制取生物柴油.探讨了反应时间、反应温度、醇-油摩尔比和催化剂用量等因素对废茶油-甲醇酯交换反应的影响,并且采用正交实验优化合成条件,确定了反应的最佳操作条件以及影响反应的关键因素.研究结果表明,酯交换反应进行的最佳反应条件为:醇油摩尔比为25:1、催化剂用量为油重的1.0%、反应时间为30min、反应温度为60℃,茶油酸甲酯产率77.34%.     

Synthesis of surfactants from sunflower oil production wastes

Adsorption characteristics of surfactants prepared from sunflower oil production wastes were evaluated. The polymerization kinetics in preparation of polystyrene latexes using the synthesized emulsifiers was studied.

     

Antioxidant activity of arylhydrazones in sunflower oil oxidation

Antioxidant properties of arylhydrazones in sunflower oil oxidation and regular trends in variation of the antioxidant activity of arylhydrazones in the process in comparison with ethybenzene oxidation were examined.     

Enzyme catalyzed production of biodiesel from olive oil

Biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters) was produced by transesterification of triglycerides (triolein) present in olive oil with methanol and Novozym435. The effect of the molar ratio of methanol to triolein, semibatch (stepwise addition of methanol) vs batch operation, enzyme activity, and reaction temperature on overall conversion was determined. Stepwise methanolysis with a 3:1 methanol to triolein molar ratio and an overall ratio of 8:1 gave the best results. The final conversion and yield of biodiesel were unaffected by initial enzyme concentrations greater than 500 U/mL olive oil. The optimum reaction temperature was 60 degrees C. Comparison of conversion data between a test-tube scale reactor and a 2-L batch reactor revealed that the difference in conversion was within 10%. Experiments were also carried out with used cooking oil; the conversion with used cooking oil was slightly lower but no major differences were observed. The efficacy of Novozym435 was determined by reusing the enzyme; although the enzyme's relative activity decreased with reuse, it still retained 95% of its activity after five batches and more than 70% after as many as eight batches.     

Production of biodiesel fuel by transesterification of rapeseed oil

Fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) show large potential applications as diesel substitutes, also known as biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel fuel as renewable energy is an alternative that can reduce energy dependence on petroleum as well as air pollution. Several processes for the production of biodiesel fuel have been developed. Transesterification processes under alkali catalysis with short-chain alcohols give high yields of methyl esters in short reaction times. We investigated transesterification of rapeseed oil to produce the FAMEs. Experimental reaction conditions were molar ratio of oil to alcohol, concentration of catalyst, type of catalyst, reaction time, and temperature. The conversion ratio of rapeseed oil was enhanced by the alcohol:oil mixing ratio and the reaction temperature.     

Effect of epoxidized sunflower oil on polylactic acid properties

Epoxidized sunflower oil (ESO) was utilized as a plasticizer for polylactic acid (PLA) using chloroform as a solvent by a solution casting process at various ratios of PLA to ESO. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to identify the functional groups of PLA, ESO, and PLA/ESO blends. Thermal stability and mechanical and morphological properties of the blends were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis, tensile property measurements, and scanning electron microscopy technique, respectively. The FTIR spectra indicate that there are some molecular interactions by intermolecular hydrogen bonding between PLA and ESO. PLA/ESO blends show high thermal stability and significant improvement of mechanical properties compared with pure PLA. The highest elongation at break was obtained when the ratio of the PLA/ESO blend was 80/20. Morphological results of PLA/ESO blends show that ESO was well miscible with PLA.