The objective of this research was to produce biodiesel using waste cooking oil and
various magnetite catalysts with the esterification-transesterification process. Magnetite
catalysts tested were α- Fe2O3, α- Fe2O3/Al2O3, α- Fe2O3/ZSM-5 catalysts. Catalysts were
prepared through chemical precipitation and calcination. The esterificationtransesterification process was carried out with the conditions WCO: methanol molar ratio
of 15:1, catalyst (1% wt of oil), heated at 65℃ for 3 hrs. The results showed biodiesel
production using α- Fe2O3-ZSM-5 catalyst obtained higher %FAME (83.28%), yield
(91.915%) and monoglyceride content (16.72%) compared to others due to larger pore
volume. Biodiesel produced passed the requirement of Indonesian National Standard
(SNI) based on density, acid number and viscosity.
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