Feasibility of the Production of Argemone pleiacantha Ultrasound-Assisted Biodiesel for Temperate and Tropical Marginal Areas
| Autor: | Javier Sáez-Bastante, Miguel Carmona-Cabello, Elena Villarreal-Ornelas, Ricardo Trejo-Calzada, Sara Pinzi, M. Pilar Dorado |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
| Předmět: |
Control and Optimization
Chicalote Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Ultrasound Energy Engineering and Power Technology Bioenergy Building and Construction Electrical and Electronic Engineering Non-edible oils bioenergy ultrasound non-edible oils chicalote Engineering (miscellaneous) Energy (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Energies, 16(6), 2588 (2023) Energies; Volume 16; Issue 6; Pages: 2588 |
| Popis: | The present work studies biofuel production using an American native species that belongs to the Argemone genus. It is considered a weed, and its presence extends from the southern United States to some areas of South America; the species Argemone pleiacantha, together with other species of the same genus, is known as “chicalote”. Oil physical and chemical properties confirm that chicalote oil is an effective raw material for biofuel production, presenting a fatty acid composition similar to that of soybean oil. A biodiesel production study was carried out using two methods of synthesis, conventional and ultrasound-assisted transesterification, employing the same molar ratio and amount of catalyst in both cases. Reaction time and supplied energy during synthesis were compared in batch mode. The results revealed that ultrasound-assisted transesterification has significant advantages over the conventional one in terms of reaction time and energy savings during chicalote oil synthesis to produce fatty acid methyl esters. |
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