Immobilized Candida antarctica Lipase Catalyzed Transesterification of Croton megalocarpus Seed Oil for Biodiesel Production
Methanolic transesterification of Croton megalocarpus seed oil to produce biodiesel was investigated using Immobilized Candida antarctica lipase as a catalyst. The reactions were optimized by varying the temperature, amount of methanol and the weight of lipase. The transesterification process yielde...
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ftiisteojs:oai:ojs.localhost:article/2325 2023-07-23T04:15:20+02:00 Immobilized Candida antarctica Lipase Catalyzed Transesterification of Croton megalocarpus Seed Oil for Biodiesel Production Mirie, S.N. Kioni, P.N. Thiong’o, G.T. Kariuki, P.N. 2012-07-31 application/pdf https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JETP/article/view/2325 eng eng Journal of Energy Technologies and Policy https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JETP/article/view/2325/2328 https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JETP/article/view/2325 Journal of Energy Technologies and Policy; Vol 2, No 5 (2012); 20-24 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Peer-reviewed Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2012 ftiisteojs 2023-07-01T18:41:57Z Methanolic transesterification of Croton megalocarpus seed oil to produce biodiesel was investigated using Immobilized Candida antarctica lipase as a catalyst. The reactions were optimized by varying the temperature, amount of methanol and the weight of lipase. The transesterification process yielded 98.71 % biodiesel conversion at optimal conditions of 30 % enzyme (m/m), 50 0C reaction temperature and oil to alcohol molar ratio of 1:4. Biodiesel from this process had a remarkably high acid value. All the other fuel properties measured were within the range stipulated in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and International Standards Organization (ISO) standards. Keywords: Biodiesel, Croton megalocarpus, Transesterification, lipase Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE): Journals |
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Methanolic transesterification of Croton megalocarpus seed oil to produce biodiesel was investigated using Immobilized Candida antarctica lipase as a catalyst. The reactions were optimized by varying the temperature, amount of methanol and the weight of lipase. The transesterification process yielded 98.71 % biodiesel conversion at optimal conditions of 30 % enzyme (m/m), 50 0C reaction temperature and oil to alcohol molar ratio of 1:4. Biodiesel from this process had a remarkably high acid value. All the other fuel properties measured were within the range stipulated in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and International Standards Organization (ISO) standards. Keywords: Biodiesel, Croton megalocarpus, Transesterification, lipase |
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Mirie, S.N. Kioni, P.N. Thiong’o, G.T. Kariuki, P.N. Immobilized Candida antarctica Lipase Catalyzed Transesterification of Croton megalocarpus Seed Oil for Biodiesel Production |
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Mirie, S.N. Kioni, P.N. Thiong’o, G.T. Kariuki, P.N. |
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Mirie, S.N. |
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Immobilized Candida antarctica Lipase Catalyzed Transesterification of Croton megalocarpus Seed Oil for Biodiesel Production |
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Immobilized Candida antarctica Lipase Catalyzed Transesterification of Croton megalocarpus Seed Oil for Biodiesel Production |
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Immobilized Candida antarctica Lipase Catalyzed Transesterification of Croton megalocarpus Seed Oil for Biodiesel Production |
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Immobilized Candida antarctica Lipase Catalyzed Transesterification of Croton megalocarpus Seed Oil for Biodiesel Production |
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Immobilized Candida antarctica Lipase Catalyzed Transesterification of Croton megalocarpus Seed Oil for Biodiesel Production |
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immobilized candida antarctica lipase catalyzed transesterification of croton megalocarpus seed oil for biodiesel production |
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Journal of Energy Technologies and Policy |
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Journal of Energy Technologies and Policy; Vol 2, No 5 (2012); 20-24 |
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