Parametric study on thermal decarboxylation of coconut oil using calcium oxide as a catalyst

Date

6-2015

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Myra G. Borines

Abstract

Coconut oil was found to be a potential feedstock in the production of hydrocarbons due to its advantages that include its abundance in the Philippine and its properties being close to diesel fuel. In this experiment, coconut oil was subjected to decarboxylation. The effects of different parameters in the percent oil reacted through thermal catalytic decarboxylation using calcium oxide were determined. These parameters include the range in temperature (150ºC, 200 ºC), %catalyst loading (0.99%, 23.08%) and solvent concentration (76.92%, 90.91%) with % oil reacted as response factor. Shown in this study are the effects of the individual parameters and the effect of the interactions of the parameters on the percent conversion. The highest % oil reacted, which is 53.72%, which was obtained under the conditions of 150ºC, 0.99% of calcium oxide loading and the 76.92% solvent concentration. Among the parameters considered, only the interaction between the temperature and the catalyst, the interaction between the temperature and the solvent concentration, temperature and solvent concentration gave the significant effect on the % oil reacted.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

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Document Type

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