Acid-Catalyzed Esterification Pretreatment of High Free Fatty Acid Crude Rice Bran Oil for Biodiesel Production

• Main Authors: Tin Mar Lar Thein, Jindal, Vinod K., Ranjna Jindal, NuttawanYoswathana
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Engineering. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Crude rice bran oil; Esterification; Free fatty acid; Acid-catalyzed methanolysis; Optimization; Biodiesel; Environment and Natural Resources Journal; วารสารสิ่งแวดล้อมและทรัพยากรธรรมชาติ
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/54049
• Institution: Mahidol University

This study investigated the acid-catalyzed esterification of two brands of crude rice bran oil (CRBO) with free fatty acids (FFAs) content of about 8 and 10%, respectively. Experimental variables included reaction time, methanol-to-FFA molar ratio and sulfuric acid conte...