Decanter Cake as a Feedstock for Biodiesel Production: A First Report

• Main Authors: Gaanty Pragas, Maniam, Noor, Hindryawati, Irma, Nurfitri, Rajan, Jose, Mohd Hasbi, Ab. Rahim, Farrah Aini, Dahalan, M. M., Yusoff
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3895/1/fist-2013-gaanty-decanter_cake_as_abs_only.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3895/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2013.07.077
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Decanter cake (DC), with an oil content of 11.5 ± 0.18 wt.%, was subjected to ultrasound-aided transesterification using boiler ash as a base catalyst, petroleum ether and hexane as co-solvents. Optimization work revealed that at MeOH:oil mass ratio of 6:1 and 2.3 wt.% catalyst (based on DC weight)...