relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/13575/
title: Process intensification for the production of canola-based methyl ester via ultrasonic batch reactor: Optimization and kinetic study
creator: Bokhari, A.
creator: Yusup, S.
creator: Asif, S.
creator: Chuah, L.F.
creator: Michelle, L.Z.Y.
description: Canola oil is an attractive potential feedstock for biofuel production. Great attention has been paid to advanced ultrasonic technology, a potential means to markedly enhance the biodiesel production process through process intensification. In this study, an ultrasonic-assisted batch reactor was employed to investigate the influence of four process parameters, that is, methanol-to-oil molar ratio, catalyst amount, reaction time, and amplitude of ultrasound toward the conversion of methyl esters. In the transesterification reaction for biodiesel production at 60°C, a 90wt. methyl ester conversion was achieved in 40min using a 3wt. KOH catalyst and a 6:1 methanol-to-oil molar ratio, which is considered to be remarkably fast compared to conventional methods. Moreover, kinetic study revealed that the transesterification reactions were of pseudo first-order. The activation energy of the transesterification reaction was determined to be 53.717kJ/mol. © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
publisher: Elsevier
date: 2020
type: Book
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Bokhari, A. and Yusup, S. and Asif, S. and Chuah, L.F. and Michelle, L.Z.Y.  (2020) Process intensification for the production of canola-based methyl ester via ultrasonic batch reactor: Optimization and kinetic study.     Elsevier, pp. 27-42.  ISBN 9780128212646     
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relation: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821264-6.00003-6
identifier: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821264-6.00003-6