| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 377, 2023
Curtin Global Campus Higher Degree by Research Colloquium (CGCHDRC 2022)
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| Article Number | 01012 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Engineering and Technologies for Sustainable Development | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202337701012 | |
| Published online | 17 April 2023 | |
Biodiesel Production Catalysed by Magnetic Palm Kernel Shell-Potassium Hydroxide
1 Department of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
2 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan BE1410, Brunei Darussalam
3 Department of Chemical Engineering & Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
4 Low Carbon Economy (LCE) Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
* Corresponding author: tanyiehua@curtin.edu.my
Biodiesel was prepared by transesterification process using heterogeneous catalyst has received a lot of interest lately as a sustainable source of biofuel. Hence, there is a need to study a generalized reaction kinetic model that can be used for all the reactions involved in biodiesel production. This study produces biodiesel by transesterifying palm oil using magnetic palm kernel shell-potassium hydroxide. The catalyst recorded a BET surface area of 47.72 m2/g. The maximum biodiesel yield, 95.78%, was obtained when reaction temperature and time were 55°C and 2 hours, respectively.
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