Enhancement of Biodiesel Yield from High FFA Malaysian Rubber Seed Oil with Sodium Methoxide Treated Limestone

• Main Authors: Muhammad, Shahid Ali Wafa, Jolius, Gimbun, Cheng, C. K., Said, N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN) 2013
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11830/1/37%20Shahid_Ali_jet.vol4.no1.2013.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11830/; http://journal.utem.edu.my/index.php/jet/article/view/186
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

This paper presents the potential of high free fatty acid (FFA) Malaysian rubber seed oil (MRSO) as feedstock for biodiesel production. Precalcinated limestone known as clinker was activated using either methanol or sodium methoxide and transesterification was performed under reflux at constant...