ISSN 2456-0235

International Journal of Modern Science and Technology

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International Journal of Modern Science and Technology, 1(4), 2016, Pages 129-137. 


Biodiesel Production from Pongamia oil using Magnetic Composite of Zinc Oxide Nanocatalyst

​G.Baskar, S. Soumiya, R. Aiswarya
Department of Biotechnology, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai – 600 119. India.

​​Abstract
High petroleum prices demand the need for biofuel production. Lower-cost feedstocks are needed since biodiesel from food-grade oils is not economical. Non- edible oils have been found to be promising crude oils for the production of biodiesel. Pongamia oil is a non-edible oil of Indian origin is chosen for the production of biodiesel in the present study. Transesterification of pongamia oil was carried out using iron (II) doped zinc oxide nanocatalyst. The nanocatalyst was synthesized by co-precipitation method. Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy fatty acids of pongamia oil were analyzed. The catalytic activities under various reaction conditions were also evaluated. Transesterification of pongamia oil  yielded  93% of  biodiesel and was achieved within 50 min at 55ºC using 12% (w/w) loading of the synthesized catalyst, methanol to oil molar ratio of 10:1 (v/v), stirring rate of 250 rpm and  calcination temperature of 700ºC. It was also observed that the nanocatalyst can be recycled up to four times. The produced biodiesel were characterized by gas chromatography and Fourier Transform infrared. Reaction kinetics was also studied for biodiesel production.

​​Keywords: ​Biodiesel, Iron (II) doped zinc oxide; Pongamia oil, Nanocatalyst; Recyclability. 

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