Esterification of palm fatty acid distillate for biodiesel production catalyzed by synthesized kenaf seed cake-based sulfonated catalyst

• Main Authors: Akinfalabi, Shehu-Ibrahim, Rashid, Umer, Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw, Nehdi, Imededdine Arbi, Sbihi, Hassen Mohamed, Gewik, Mohamed Mossad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38370/1/38370.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38370/; https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/9/5/482
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Sulfonated kenaf seed cake (SO3H-KSC) catalyst, was synthesized to aid biodiesel production from palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD). It was chemically activated with phosphoric acid for an impregnation period of 24 h in order to enhance the porosity and the specific surface area of kenaf seed cake (K...