OPTIMIZATION OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM DANIELLA OLIVERI OIL SEED USING WASTE SNAIL SHELL AS HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST

Authors

  • A A Otori
  • Mann M
  • A T Suleiman
  • E C Egwim

Keywords:

Biodiesel, Daniella oliveri seed, Fuel properties, Optimization, Snail shell, Transesterification

Abstract

Biodiesel has gained support and recognition as a fuel to replace fossil fuel which has caused a lot of damage to the environment. In search of locally cheap raw materials that could be used for biodiesel production at a cheaper rate. An investigation was carried out with Daniela oliveri oil seed and waste snail shells as raw materials. One step alkaline transesterification was conducted to produce the biodiesel. Snail shell was used as a source of CaO heterogeneous catalysts by calcination process at 9000C for 5 h. Four process parameters were optimized; methanol to oil ratio 7:1, reaction temperature 500C, catalyst concentration 2.0 wt% and reaction time 60 min to obtained high yield of biodiesel 77% from the oil. The fuel properties of the produced biodiesel from D.oliveri oil were compared with the ASTM standard and found within the requirements.

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Published

2019-01-01

How to Cite

Otori, A. A., M, M., Suleiman, A. T., & Egwim, E. C. (2019). OPTIMIZATION OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM DANIELLA OLIVERI OIL SEED USING WASTE SNAIL SHELL AS HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST. AU EJournal of Interdisciplinary Research (ISSN: 2408-1906), 4(1). Retrieved from http://www.assumptionjournal.au.edu/index.php/eJIR/article/view/4071

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2019): AU-eJournal of Interdisciplinary Research (AU-eJIR 4.1)

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The AU eJournal of Interdisciplinary Research

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