Parametric and kinetic study on the dry wash purification of jatropha methyl ester using synthetic magnesium silicate and ion-exchange resin as adsorbents.
Date
3-2009
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
College
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Rex B. Demafelis
Committee Member
Butch G. Bataller, Myra G. Borines
Abstract
Purification of Jatropha methyl ester extracted from neutralized oil through dry washing using synthetic Magnesium silicate and ion-exchange resins Amberlite and Duolite as adsorbents. The effect of varying temperature and varying resin-to-biodiesel(w/w) ratio was tested and analyzed. A time profile was determined for the conditions where the biodiesel achieved maximum purity for each test and each adsorbent. It was observed that the biodiesel achieved maximum purity at 1.2% resin-to-biodiesel ratio heated at 60-70ºC. As for the time profile, all the values obtained from this test exhibit a common trend. The purity fluctuates on the 10-20 minute range, rises, and then finally fluctuates at the 30-minute run.
Language
English
LC Subject
Biodiesel, Jatropha
Location
UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology
Call Number
LG 993 2009 E62 G37
Recommended Citation
Garcia, Ira Olivia O., "Parametric and kinetic study on the dry wash purification of jatropha methyl ester using synthetic magnesium silicate and ion-exchange resin as adsorbents." (2009). Undergraduate Theses. 12.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/12
Document Type
Thesis