Biodiesel Production via the Transesterification of Soybean Oil Using Waste Starfish (Asterina pectinifera)
2013
Jo, Yong Beom | Park, Sung Hoon | Jeon, Jong-Ki | Ko, Chang Hyun | Ryu, Changkook | Park, Young-Kwon
Calcined waste starfish was used as a base catalyst for the production of biodiesel from soybean oil for the first time. A batch reactor was used for the transesterification reaction. The thermal characteristics and crystal structures of the waste starfish were investigated by thermo-gravimetric analysis and X-ray diffraction. The biodiesel yield was determined by measuring the content of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). The calcination temperature appeared to be a very important parameter affecting the catalytic activity. The starfish-derived catalyst calcined at 750 °C or higher exhibited high activity for the transesterification reaction. The FAME content increased with increasing catalyst dose and methanol-over-oil ratio.
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