| Autor: |
V.S. Benitha, R. Saravana Sathiya Prabhahar, J. Nagarajan |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Materials Today: Proceedings. 47:3088-3094 |
| ISSN: |
2214-7853 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.matpr.2021.06.074 |
| Popis: |
Biodiesel contributes an important role in the replacement of fossil fuels. Transesterification is a general process followed in methyl ester synthesis. The yield of biodiesel can be enhanced with the addition of Nanocatalysts. In the present study, the yield of biodiesel produced by transesterification with the aid of oil extracted from palm seeds enabled with different nanocatalysts namely Zinc oxide (ZnO) and Nickel oxide (NiO) has been evaluated. Zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by adopting the hydrothermal method. The NiO nanoparticles were synthesized by means of the sol–gel process. The synthesized nanoparticles were detailed by employing various characterization approaches like FESEM, XRD & AFM methods. The size of the ZnO and NiO Nanoparticles investigated directly from the AFM analysis revealed in the range of 50 – 75 nm and 40 – 60 nm respectively. The yield of biodiesel is about 96.23% for Zinc oxide-enabled transesterification whereas it is 94.27% for Nickel oxide-enabled catalytic transesterification. The obtained biodiesel was characterized by employing FTIR and the functional groups present were identified. The percentage of yield obtained was comparable to that of the previous studies. Further, the yield of ZnO enabled transesterification of palm oil has been found as the maximum among the selected nanocatalysts. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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