Production Technology
BIODIESEL CONCEPT
Diesel (Petroleum derived) Oil When
Substituted Partly or Wholly by a Liquid
Fuel Derived from Renewable Resource
Materials
Rudolf Diesel First Demonstrated in 1900 that
Renewable Resource Material like Groundnut
(Peanut) oil as a Fuel in Diesel Engine in Place
of Petroleum Diesel Without any Problem.
Biodiesel
The present Concept
Conversion of Oils/Fats to Alkyl Esters of
Monohydric Alcohols to overcome Problems of
High Viscosity, High Boiling Point and Reactivity
make
Triglyceride
LABORATORY SCALE PRODUCTION
ESTERIFICATION
The reaction of fatty acid with an alcohol produces ester and water. The
esters can be separated from the water because they have low
solubility in it
.
Esters can be produced under conditions of low or high temperature
and the crude product is distilled, bleached and deodorised as
appropriate before a pure ester is produced.
CATALYST
Esterification
Lipase
R.COOH + MeOH R.COOMe + H2O
TRANSESTERIFICATION
CH2OCOR
CH2OH Lipase
CH2OCOR CH2OH
Chemical Process
For Biodiesel Production
Necessary Post-Treatment
Purification Acidified
Purification
AUTOCATALYTIC ESTERIFICATION PROCESS
FEEDSTOCK METHANOL
Process conditions
High temperature 150 oC >
Medium temperature 100 130 oC
Low temperature + Catalyst 50 80 oC + Catalyst
Low temperature + Enzyme 30 50 oC + Enzyme
CHARACTERISTICS TESTED
PALM
OIL 0.872-0.877 4.3-4.5 64.3-70 32.4 MJ/L
RAPESEED
(LEAR) 0.882 4.2 51.0-59.7 32.8MJ/L
SUNFLOWER 0.885 4.0 61.2 32.8MJ/L
SOYABEAN 0.880 4.0 45.7-56 32.7MJ/L
TYPICAL
DIESEL 0.830-0.840 2.0-3.5 51.0 35.5MJ/L
FUEL