FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(A Peer Review Journal)
e–ISSN: 2408–5162; p–ISSN: 2048–5170
keywords: B iodiesel, FAME, Free fatty acid, Oleander seeds, transesterification
Optimized production and direct effects of process variables on the production and quality of methyl ester biodiesel fuels from the non-edible seed oils of yellow oleander seed was carried out. Catalyst nature and concentration, oil to methanol volume ratio, reaction time and temperature were taken into consideration as variables to their individual response on the yields of the methyl esters produced.Optimized concentrations were 0.225 to 1.125% wtcatalysts, and oil to methanol volume ratios from 5:1 to 5:2. Reaction time was varied (30 to 150 min) with temperatures range (30 to 70oC). It was found that, the highest Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) yield of 70 % was achieved at 120 min reaction time, with oil to methanol mass ratio of 5:1, catalyst (KOH) amount of 0.9 g and reaction temperature of 60oC.
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