Application of the Box-Behnken Design for Optimizing Biodiesel Output from Castor Oil: Analysis and Characterization

  • سال انتشار: 1403
  • محل انتشار: مجله تحقیقات بیومکانیسم و ​​بیوانرژی، دوره: 3، شماره: 1
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_BBR-3-1_009
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 116
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نویسندگان

Sheyda Rezaei

Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.

Seyed Saeid Mohtasebi

Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.

Barat Ghobadian

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Jalal ale Ahmad highway, Tehran, Iran.

Behzad Nouri

College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, ۳۱۰۰۱۸, China.

Majid Namdari

Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran.

چکیده

This study specifically examines the process of producing and analyzing biodiesel made from castor oil using base-catalyzed transesterification. The catalyst used in this process is potassium hydroxide (KOH), and the methanol (CH₃OH) used has a purity of ۹۹.۹%. The biodiesel obtained was analyzed extensively to assess its quality. The characterization techniques employed were Gas Chromatography (GC) for compositional analysis, Flash Point measurement for safety assessment, Kinematic Viscosity evaluation for flow properties, and Density determination for mass-volume relationships. To perform a statistical analysis, the Response Surface Method (RSM) was employed to determine the optimal conditions that would yield the highest rate of biodiesel production among the potential solutions. This study focused on three key variables affecting the transesterification process: ultrasonic duty cycle (using a ۲۴ kHz ultrasonic method varying the duty cycle from ۲۰% to ۱۰۰%), ultrasonic amplitude (varying from ۲۰% to ۱۰۰%), and reaction time (spanning from ۱۰ to ۱۵ minutes). This investigation achieved a biodiesel yield of ۸۸.۳۸% using a ۶۰% ultrasonic amplitude, a single ultrasonic cycle, and a ۱۵-minute reaction time. The regression model developed can be used to predict biodiesel's percentage conversion.

کلیدواژه ها

Transesterification, RSM, Caster oil, Optimization

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