eprintid: 5708 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/57/08 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:17:27 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:17:27 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:03:39 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Yusuf, N.R. creators_name: Kamil, R.N.M. creators_name: Yusup, S. title: Response surface methodology approach for optimisation of alkaline hydrolysis of Jatropha Curcas oil via microwave assisted ispublished: pub keywords: Analysis of variance (ANOVA); Catalysts; Flood control; Hydrolysis, Alkaline hydrolysis; Catalyst concentration; Central composite designs; Jatropha Curcas oil; Microwave assisted; Optimised conditions; Response surface methodology; Surface methodologies, Fatty acids note: cited By 2 abstract: The production of fatty acid by alkaline hydrolysis method from Jatropha Curcas oil using microwave assisted irradation system has been investigated. This fatty acid is widely used as raw materials for biochemicals industry. The optimisation of alkaline hydrolysis variables such as temperature, catalyst concentration loading, reaction time and oil to solvent ratio was carried out using central composite design (CCD) in response to surface methodology (RSM) to achieve maximum free fatty acid yield ( FFA). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) analysis shows that the catalyst concentration are the most significant variance effecting the yield of FFA, with R2 = 0.9827 indicating good fitting of the suggested model. The highest fatty acids yield was 98 achieved at the optimum condition of 95 °C, 1.75 M of ethanolic KOH concentration, 1:68 oil to solvent ratio and 15 min of reaction time in 3,000 W microwave power system. This study reports under optimised condition, fatty acids yield was significantly increased and this also showed the potential of Jatropha Curcas oil as feedstock for fatty acids production. Copyright © 2015, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.,. date: 2015 publisher: Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946108470&doi=10.3303%2fCET1545253&partnerID=40&md5=43bf7a7ad2828a81f3a9af53d38f4621 id_number: 10.3303/CET1545253 full_text_status: none publication: Chemical Engineering Transactions volume: 45 pagerange: 1513-1518 refereed: TRUE isbn: 9788895608365 issn: 22839216 citation: Yusuf, N.R. and Kamil, R.N.M. and Yusup, S. (2015) Response surface methodology approach for optimisation of alkaline hydrolysis of Jatropha Curcas oil via microwave assisted. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 45. pp. 1513-1518. ISSN 22839216