Int. J. Renewable Energy & Environmental Engineering
ISSN 2319-5347, ISI Impact Factor: 0.763
VOLUME 03 NO. 03 JULY 2015
Title: Effect of process parameters in the production of
biodiesel through transesterification – a review
Authors: Vijayan S.
N., Sendhilkumar S., Subha R.
Abstract: Available energy
resources and rapidly changing environment has increased
interest in the study of alternative sources of energy.
To meet increasing energy requirements, there has been
growing interest in alternative fuels like biodiesel to
produce a suitable diesel oil substitute for internal
combustion engines. Biodiesel can be produced from
edible and nonedible oils through transesterification
process. Transesterification process is flexible and
economical conversion process of biodiesel when compared
with others. Various parameters plays a role in the
conversion process namely reaction time, molar ratio,
type of catalyst, amount of catalyst, stirring time and
operating temperature and its effects is investigated in
this paper. The approximate
percentage of raw material used for the production of
biodiesel is 70% from edible oil and 30% from non edible
oil along with the catalyst KOH and NaOH.
Keywords: Biodiesel, Transesterification,
Edible Oil, Non Edible Oil
Pages:
213-218