Goal objective

Biodiesel production from low cost feedstock study the catalytic effect (solid base and solid acid), effect of water and FFA in catalyzed ultrasound in situ transestrification reaction ( in case of algae) and fuel characteristics

Reason

Production of biodiesel from low cost feedstock (waste frying oil, algae) or the feedstock which contains Free fatty acid (soya bean oil, FFA > 2 wt%) seems potential biofuel production. The presence of water and FFA affects the performance of catalyzed transesterification reactions. Heterogeneous catalyst or mesoporous heterogeneous catalyst are promising candidate for this solution.

Evidence

(1)"rational design of heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel synthesis". (2)" studies on design of heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel" (3)"Modern heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production" (4) "recent development on heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production by oil esterification and transesterification (5)" biodiesel production by ultrasonic-assisted transesterification" (1) Soybean oil (contain 2 wt% FFA) or waste oil ( contain 5 wt% FFA) dry microalage (2)

Feedstock Chemicals for catalytic test Catalyst

triolein, tricaprylin could used for testing catalyst activity

first synthesis mesoporous MgO and test it catalytic activity (solid base) or second option with be mixture of mesoporous metal oxide

(1) solid base (2) solid acid---(high surface area, good pore size,bifuntional, high thermal stability (calcin. Temp), leaching

Experimental Conditions:

1st target with solid base 1st Month 1st week 2nd week 3rd week 4th week 1st week

2nd target with solid acid 2nd Month 2nd week 3rd week 4th week

Experiment

Synthesis of mesoporous MgO and catalytic test of MgO with (triolein and oil with FFA >2wt%)

Experimental result analysis, with investigation of detailed catalyst textural character.

if catalytic activity proved, then also possible to test with ultrasound in situ transesterificaion of dry alage

Experimental result analysis, with investigation of detailed catalyst textural character.

if catalytic activity proved, then also possible to test with ultrasound transesterification (oil contain FFA > 2 wt%) Option

Experimental result analysis, with investigation of detailed catalyst textural character.

two step(extractiontransesterification) with microwave or ultrasound

Experimental result analysis, with investigation of detailed catalyst textural character.

solid base catalyst

solid acid catalyst