Extraction of caustic potash from spent tea for biodiesel production

• Main Authors: Sulaiman, Sarina, Che Fisol, Ahmad Faiz, Mohamed Sharikh, Atikah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2018
• Subjects: TP315 Fuel
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/57744/19/57744.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57744/25/57744_Extraction%20of%20caustic%20potash%20from%20spent%20tea_Conference%20article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57744/26/57744_Extraction%20of%20caustic%20potash%20from%20spent%20tea_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57744/37/57744_Extraction%20of%20caustic%20potash%20from%20spent%20tea%20for%20biodiesel%20Production_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57744/; http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/290/1/012062/meta
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Biodiesel is an alternative to non-renewable fossil fuels due to its low gas emission and economical value. This study aims to extract caustic potash (KOH) from spent tea and to optimize the transesterfication process based on parameters such as amount of catalyst, reaction temperature and methanol...