Economical Biodiesel Fuel Synthesis from Castor Oil Using Mussel Shell-Base Catalyst (MS-BC)

• Main Authors: Said, N., Nurul A., Rosnan, Nur S., Ghazali, Jolius, Gimbun, Nour, A. H., Siti F., Haron
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2015
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11825/1/Said%202015%20Egy%20Proc.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11825/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.536
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Abstract This paper presents economical biodiesel fuel synthesis from castor oil using mussel shell-base catalyst (MS-BC). A transesterification of castor oil as non-edible feedstock to biodiesel was conducted in a flask reactor. Two catalysts were examined, where the calcined mussel shell and the i...