Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access

Microwave-Based Transesterification of Waste Cooking Oil Using Waste Aluminium Foil (NaOH/γ-Al2O3) as Catalyst


Affiliations
1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Delhi Technological University, Delhi 110 042, India
 

In present study, the waste aluminium foil a menace to the environment and human health has been converted into catalyst. The prepared catalyst NaOH/γ-Al2O3 (3% by wt. of oil) has been used to transesterify waste cooking oil (WCO) in combination to methyl alcohol (CH3OH) having a methyl alcohol to oil molar ratio of 15:1 for a reaction time of 1 hour in microwave based processor. The effect of different process affecting constraints such as catalyst amount, reaction temperature/time, the molar ratio of methyl alcohol to oil are also studied. The bio-diesel yield has been recorded as 98% and the physicochemical properties of bio-diesel found in reasonable agreement with ASTM bio-diesel standards.

Keywords

Biodiesel, Waste Aluminium Foil, Microwave, Transesterification.
User
Notifications
Font Size


  • Microwave-Based Transesterification of Waste Cooking Oil Using Waste Aluminium Foil (NaOH/γ-Al2O3) as Catalyst

Abstract Views: 224  |  PDF Views: 122

Authors

Naveen Kumar Garg
Mechanical Engineering Department, Delhi Technological University, Delhi 110 042, India
Amit Pal
Mechanical Engineering Department, Delhi Technological University, Delhi 110 042, India

Abstract


In present study, the waste aluminium foil a menace to the environment and human health has been converted into catalyst. The prepared catalyst NaOH/γ-Al2O3 (3% by wt. of oil) has been used to transesterify waste cooking oil (WCO) in combination to methyl alcohol (CH3OH) having a methyl alcohol to oil molar ratio of 15:1 for a reaction time of 1 hour in microwave based processor. The effect of different process affecting constraints such as catalyst amount, reaction temperature/time, the molar ratio of methyl alcohol to oil are also studied. The bio-diesel yield has been recorded as 98% and the physicochemical properties of bio-diesel found in reasonable agreement with ASTM bio-diesel standards.

Keywords


Biodiesel, Waste Aluminium Foil, Microwave, Transesterification.

References