Abstract
Various research groups are on the way to develop cutting edge techniques for the production of environmental friendly fuels based on new green energy sources [1]. Bio-fuels have potential to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) and can help to overcome the global warming issue. Agricultural wastes and edible- oils are potential raw material for the production of energy and biodiesel. Extensive work has been reported on the characterization of agro-wastes and rapeseed oils for the production of fuel palettes and synthetic bio-diesel respectively. The cellulosic materials are generally been used for the production of bio ethanol. The present paper reports the effect of key reaction parameters such as Ethanol/oil ratio, reaction time, catalyst concentration, temperature, type of alkaline catalyst on the yield of the bio-diesel from rape seed oil and ethanol at different operating conditions. The results indicate that ethanol/oil ratio is the most significant reaction parameters on yield. Increase in concentration of ethanol/oil ratio enhances the bio diesel production whereas enhanced catalyst (KOH, NaOH) concentration has negative impact on the yield of bio-diesel.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 613-616 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Science and Development |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |