Using Response Surface Methodology to Optimize Biodiesel Production from Sweet Almond (prunusamygdalus dulcis) and Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) Seed Oils
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2022-12-10
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University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract
The depletion of natural resources and the negative impact of oil on the
environment have sparked interest in biodiesel as an alternative source
of energy. Indigenous vegetable oils have the potential to be used as
biodiesel feedstocks. Transesterification of vegetable oils produces
biodiesel, which is regulated by numerous inputs factors, such as
catalyst dosage, temperature, speed, and time while the density and
specific gravity are outputs. Sweet almond (prunusamygdalus dulcis)
and jatropha (jatropha curcas) seed oils were used to optimize
conditions for the transesterification processes using the response
surface methodology (RSM). The experimental matrix at different
sodium hydroxide doses (0.3 – 1.5 wt %), intensity (500 – 1000 rpm),
and time (20 – 60 min) in the presence of fixed molar ratio, and
temperature were designed to optimize the biodiesel output variables
(yield, specific gravity, and density).The analysis of variance
(ANOVA) showed results for refined sweet almond biodiesel (RSAB)
at catalyst (0.554 wt %), speed (750 rpm), time (40 min), giving the
optimization solution with the specific gravity (0.995 g/cm3), density
(1.230 g/cm3) with the yield of 83.304% for RSAB. Whereas the RJB
had the optimum catalyst of (0.3 wt %,), speed (500 rpm), time (44.1
min), with the specific gravity (0.964 g/cm3), density (0.884 g/cm3),
and the biodiesel yield of 96.4%. The estimated biodiesel yields vary
by 13.096% under these reaction conditions. According to ANOVA
statistics, the catalyst dose has a substantial effect on biodiesel yields,
and these biodiesels could be employed as an environmentally friendly
alternative to diesel.