relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/11643/
title: Production of biodiesel from Annona muricata seeds
creator: Wong, W.-L.
creator: Lim, W.-H.
creator: Si, J.
creator: Lam, M.-K.
creator: Ho, Y.-C.
description: Biodiesel is one of the effective alternative fuels to overcome the problems associated with environmental issues and energy crisis. However, the production of biodiesel from edible oil has provoked the food versus fuel dispute. Thus, a non-edible crop, Annona muricata, is selected as the raw material to produce oil for biodiesel production. In this study, A. muricata oil was extracted with n-hexane at 70 °C for 6 h. Subsequently, the oil was transesterified with methanol and potassium hydroxide (KOH) to produce biodiesel. The significance of transesterification parameters including temperature, time, catalyst concentration, and oil-To-methanol ratio on biodiesel yield () was established through two-level factorial design. The factorial design shows that all parameters are significant. Besides, the high content of monounsaturated fatty acid (oleic acid) in the resultant biodiesel suggests that A. muricata biodiesel could display good fuel quality. This hypothesis is proven by the excellent calorific value (39.21 MJ kg-1). © The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2019.
publisher: EDP Sciences
date: 2019
type: Conference or Workshop Item
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Wong, W.-L. and Lim, W.-H. and Si, J. and Lam, M.-K. and Ho, Y.-C.  (2019) Production of biodiesel from Annona muricata seeds.  In: UNSPECIFIED.     
relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85064416384&doi=10.1051%2fe3sconf%2f20199001011&partnerID=40&md5=e940fc97d195a1e19c872e14f1878f74
relation: 10.1051/e3sconf/20199001011
identifier: 10.1051/e3sconf/20199001011