Petroleum Science >2017,??Issue 4:??798-805 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12182-017-0183-0
Optimization of safflower oil transesterification using the Taguchi approach Open?Access
文章信息
作者：N. Kumar, S. K. Mohapatra, S. S. Ragit, K. Kundu and R. Karmakar
作者单位：
Mechanical Engineering Department, Thapar University, Patiala, India,Mechanical Engineering Department, Thapar University, Patiala, India,Mechanical Engineering Department, Thapar University, Patiala, India,Department of Biofuel, CSIR CMERI CoEFM, Ludhiana, India and School of Energy and Environment, Thapar University, Patiala, India
投稿时间：2017-09-05
引用方式：Kumar, N., Mohapatra, S.K., Ragit, S.S. et al. Pet. Sci. (2017) 14: 798. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12182-017-0183-0
文章摘要
Biodiesel is an alternative renewable fuel which is produced by using biomass resources. Its physicochemical properties are close to those of the petroleum diesel fuel. This study highlights biodiesel production from safflower seed oil. The main aim of this experimental work is to optimize the process parameters, namely the methanolto- oil molar ratio, catalyst concentration, reaction time and reaction temperature for biodiesel production. The Taguchi robust design approach was used with an L9 orthogonal array to analyze the influence of process factors on performance parameters. The results showed that the optimum yield of biodiesel was 93.8% with viscosity 5.60 cSt, with a methanol-to-oil molar ratio of 4:1, catalyst concentration of 1.5 wt%, reaction time of 90 min and reaction temperature of 60 ℃. The catalyst concentration was found to be the most influencing parameter which contributed 51.1% and 50.8% of the total effect on the yield of biodiesel, Y1, and viscosity of biodiesel, Y2, respectively.
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ANOVA, Biodiesel, Optimization, Taguchi approach, Transesterification