%T Optimization of polyol ester production by transesterification of Jatropha-based methyl ester with trimethylolpropane using Taguchi design of experiment
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%A R.N.M. Kamil
%A S. Yusup
%A U. Rashid
%P 2343-2345
%K Effects of temperature; Jatropha; Jatropha oil; Methyl esters; Molar ratio; Optimum conditions; Optimum reaction conditions; Polyol ester; Polyol esters; Process parameters; Significant impacts; Taguchi; Taguchi design of experiment; Trimethylolpropane, Alcohols; Catalysts; Design of experiments; Esterification; Optimization; Taguchi methods; Temperature; Thermomechanical pulping process; Transesterification, Esters
%X Polyol ester production from transesterification of Jatropha oil methyl ester (JOME) and trimethylolpropane (TMP) was investigated. The effects of temperature, pressure, ratio of JOME:TMP and catalyst amount were studied in optimization experiment, using Taguchi L9 experimental layout. The parameters explored were found to have a significant impact on the reaction. The order of importance of the variables was found to be pressure, temperature, JOME:TMP molar ratio and catalyst. The optimum reaction conditions were identified to be 483 K, 25 kPa; 1.0 w/w catalyst and JOME:TMP molar ratio of 4:1. At this optimum condition the JOME conversion obtained was 91.5. Confirmation experiments were performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach after the optimum levels of process parameters were determined. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
%O cited By 43
%L scholars2078
%J Fuel
%D 2011
%N 6
%R 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.02.018