Biodiesel Production from Crude Jatropha curcas L.Oil with Trace Acid Catalyst

Chin.J.Chem.Eng. ›› 2012, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (4): 740-746.

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Biodiesel Production from Crude Jatropha curcas L.Oil with Trace Acid Catalyst

LIU Yingying¹, LU Houfang¹, JIANG Wei¹, LI Dongsheng¹, LIU Shijie², LIANG Bin¹

1. Multi-phase Mass Transfer and Reaction Engineering Laboratory, College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China;
2. Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA

Received:2011-06-20 Revised:2011-11-05 Online:2012-09-15 Published:2012-08-28
Supported by:
Supported by the Key Grant Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (307023);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20976108);the National Key Technology Research and Development Program (2007BAD50D05)

Biodiesel Production from Crude Jatropha curcas L.Oil with Trace Acid Catalyst

刘颖颖¹, 鲁厚芳¹, 蒋炜¹, 李东升¹, 刘世界², 梁斌¹

1. Multi-phase Mass Transfer and Reaction Engineering Laboratory, College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China;
2. Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA

通讯作者: LU Houfang, E-mail:luhouf@163.com
基金资助:
Supported by the Key Grant Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (307023);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20976108);the National Key Technology Research and Development Program (2007BAD50D05)

Abstract

Abstract: Biodiesel produced from crude Jatropha curcas L.oil with trace sulfuric acid catalyst(0.02%-0.08% oil) was investigated at 135-184℃.Both esterification and transesterification can be well carried out simultane-ously.Factors affecting the process were investigated,which included the reaction temperature,reaction time,the molar ratio of alcohol to oil,catalyst amount,water content,free fatty acid(FFA) and fatty acid methyl ester(FAME) content.Under the conditions at 165℃,0.06%(by mass) H₂SO₄ of the oil mass,1.6 MPa and 20:1 methanol/oil ratio,the yield of glycerol reached 84.8% in 2 hours.FFA and FAME showed positive effect on the transesterification in certain extent.The water mass content below 1.0% did not show a noticeable effect on trans-esterification.Reaction kinetics in the range of 155℃ to 175℃ was also measured.

Key words: free fatty acids, Jatropha curcas L.oil, biodiesel, transesterification, acid catalyst

摘要： Biodiesel produced from crude Jatropha curcas L.oil with trace sulfuric acid catalyst(0.02%-0.08% oil) was investigated at 135-184℃.Both esterification and transesterification can be well carried out simultane-ously.Factors affecting the process were investigated,which included the reaction temperature,reaction time,the molar ratio of alcohol to oil,catalyst amount,water content,free fatty acid(FFA) and fatty acid methyl ester(FAME) content.Under the conditions at 165℃,0.06%(by mass) H₂SO₄ of the oil mass,1.6 MPa and 20:1 methanol/oil ratio,the yield of glycerol reached 84.8% in 2 hours.FFA and FAME showed positive effect on the transesterification in certain extent.The water mass content below 1.0% did not show a noticeable effect on trans-esterification.Reaction kinetics in the range of 155℃ to 175℃ was also measured.

关键词: free fatty acids, Jatropha curcas L.oil, biodiesel, transesterification, acid catalyst

LIU Yingying, LU Houfang, JIANG Wei, LI Dongsheng, LIU Shijie, LIANG Bin. Biodiesel Production from Crude Jatropha curcas L.Oil with Trace Acid Catalyst[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2012, 20(4): 740-746.

刘颖颖, 鲁厚芳, 蒋炜, 李东升, 刘世界, 梁斌. Biodiesel Production from Crude Jatropha curcas L.Oil with Trace Acid Catalyst[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2012, 20(4): 740-746.

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