Parametric study on the thermal decarboxylation of palm oil using bentonite as 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
Restrictions
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Abstract
Decarboxylation is a process that removes oxygen elements attacking the carboxylic group of a compound.The effect of solvent to feed ratio, reaction temperature and catalyst loading on decarboxylation of palm oil were investigated. Through lime water test the occurence of decarboxylation was confirmed. The effect of solvent-to- feed ratio is influenced by the other two factors. This exhibited a negative response when the reaction temperature was high or the catalyst loading was low and vice versa. the interaction between solvent dilution and temperature is attributed to the oxidative stability of the oil while the interaction of that with the catalyst loading is simply based on the surface area of contact of the active sites. The effect of temperature is also influenced by catalyst loading on the process but the opposite can be said at low catalyst levels. This is attributed to the amount of catalyst that can support the process and the number of surface area available for contact. The catalyst loading effect id roughly independent to the other factors and can be solely used describing how the model behaves.
Language
English
Location
UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)
Call Number
LG 993.5 2015 E62 /G34
Recommended Citation
Gagpanan, Christian S., "Parametric study on the thermal decarboxylation of palm oil using bentonite as catalyst" (2015). Undergraduate Theses. 4022.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/4022
Document Type
Thesis