Kinetics of biolubricant synthesis from jatropha curcas oil using Paphia undulata as a solid catalyst

Nowadays, there is growing concern in looking for a renewable source of lubricant due to increasing demand for industrial applications besides depletion of world petroleum resource with uncertainty in petroleum supply has stimulated the search for biolubricants as an environmental friendly alternati...

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Main Author: Fatimah Azzahra’, Misebah
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Language:English
Published: 2017
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spelling my-ump-ir.181342023-03-15T03:19:45Z Kinetics of biolubricant synthesis from jatropha curcas oil using Paphia undulata as a solid catalyst 2017-01 Fatimah Azzahra’, Misebah TP Chemical technology Nowadays, there is growing concern in looking for a renewable source of lubricant due to increasing demand for industrial applications besides depletion of world petroleum resource with uncertainty in petroleum supply has stimulated the search for biolubricants as an environmental friendly alternative source. Therefore, the research has been done using Jatropha curcas oil for biolubricant as new source over derived calcium oxide from Papia undulata shell as a solid catalyst. In addition, the research aims to determine the kinetic reaction for transesterification of Jatropha curcas oil on biolubricant yield. The first step in the research method was esterification process of free fatty acid (FFA) in Jatropha curcas oil, for reduction of the free fatty acid value and production of Jatropha curcas oil metyl ester (JCOME). This was followed by the synthesis of lubricant from blending JCOME with TMP by evaluating the process conditions. The final products were analyzed using gas chromatography mass spectorophotometer (GCMS) for JCOME production and gas chromatography with Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID) for Jatropha biolubricant production. The optimum reaction for JCOME production was found to be at methanol/oil ratio of 6:1, catalyst amount of 4 wt.%, temperature of 60 oC and reaction time of 3 hours with the highest yield being 93.33%. Meanwhile Jatropha biolubricant optimum conditions were at 110 0C, 3 h, 4:1 of JME: TMP and 3% w/w of catalyst with 96.66% of TMP conversion and 78.67% of TE composition. The reaction was determined to fit the second order kinetics model with overall rate constant of 0.0427 (%w/w min °C)-1 and activation energy of 2.2 kJ/mol. 2017-01 Thesis http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18134/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18134/1/Kinetics%20of%20biolubricant%20synthesis%20from%20jatropha%20curcas%20oil%20using%20Paphia%20undulata%20as%20a%20solid%20catalyst_2.pdf pdf en public masters Universiti Malaysia Pahang Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering Ir. Said, Nurdin
institution Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah
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advisor Ir. Said, Nurdin
topic TP Chemical technology
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Fatimah Azzahra’, Misebah
Kinetics of biolubricant synthesis from jatropha curcas oil using Paphia undulata as a solid catalyst
description Nowadays, there is growing concern in looking for a renewable source of lubricant due to increasing demand for industrial applications besides depletion of world petroleum resource with uncertainty in petroleum supply has stimulated the search for biolubricants as an environmental friendly alternative source. Therefore, the research has been done using Jatropha curcas oil for biolubricant as new source over derived calcium oxide from Papia undulata shell as a solid catalyst. In addition, the research aims to determine the kinetic reaction for transesterification of Jatropha curcas oil on biolubricant yield. The first step in the research method was esterification process of free fatty acid (FFA) in Jatropha curcas oil, for reduction of the free fatty acid value and production of Jatropha curcas oil metyl ester (JCOME). This was followed by the synthesis of lubricant from blending JCOME with TMP by evaluating the process conditions. The final products were analyzed using gas chromatography mass spectorophotometer (GCMS) for JCOME production and gas chromatography with Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID) for Jatropha biolubricant production. The optimum reaction for JCOME production was found to be at methanol/oil ratio of 6:1, catalyst amount of 4 wt.%, temperature of 60 oC and reaction time of 3 hours with the highest yield being 93.33%. Meanwhile Jatropha biolubricant optimum conditions were at 110 0C, 3 h, 4:1 of JME: TMP and 3% w/w of catalyst with 96.66% of TMP conversion and 78.67% of TE composition. The reaction was determined to fit the second order kinetics model with overall rate constant of 0.0427 (%w/w min °C)-1 and activation energy of 2.2 kJ/mol.
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qualification_level Master's degree
author Fatimah Azzahra’, Misebah
author_facet Fatimah Azzahra’, Misebah
author_sort Fatimah Azzahra’, Misebah
title Kinetics of biolubricant synthesis from jatropha curcas oil using Paphia undulata as a solid catalyst
title_short Kinetics of biolubricant synthesis from jatropha curcas oil using Paphia undulata as a solid catalyst
title_full Kinetics of biolubricant synthesis from jatropha curcas oil using Paphia undulata as a solid catalyst
title_fullStr Kinetics of biolubricant synthesis from jatropha curcas oil using Paphia undulata as a solid catalyst
title_full_unstemmed Kinetics of biolubricant synthesis from jatropha curcas oil using Paphia undulata as a solid catalyst
title_sort kinetics of biolubricant synthesis from jatropha curcas oil using paphia undulata as a solid catalyst
granting_institution Universiti Malaysia Pahang
granting_department Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering
publishDate 2017
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18134/1/Kinetics%20of%20biolubricant%20synthesis%20from%20jatropha%20curcas%20oil%20using%20Paphia%20undulata%20as%20a%20solid%20catalyst_2.pdf
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