Artigo de Periódico
Ethanolysis optimisation of Jupati (Raphia taedigera Mart.) oil to biodiesel using response surface methodology
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Autor
CONCEIÇÃO, Leyvison Rafael Vieira da
COSTA, Carlos Emmerson Ferreira da
ROCHA FILHO, Geraldo Narciso da
PEREIRA FILHO, Edenir Rodrigues
ZAMIAN, José Roberto
Institución
Resumen
In this work, the transesterification of jupati (Raphia taedigera Mart.) oil using ethanol and acid catalyst was examined. The production of biodiesel was performed using a central composite design (CCD). A range of values for catalyst concentration (1 to 4.21%), temperature (70-80 °C), and the molar ratio of alcohol to oil (6:1-13.83:1) were tested, and ester content, viscosity, and yield were the response variables. The synthesis process was optimised using response surface methodology (RSM), resulting in the following optimal conditions for the production of jupati ethyl esters: a catalyst concentration of 3.85% at 80 °C and an alcohol-to-oil molar ratio of 10:1.