Experimental Study on Biodiesel Production Parameter Optimization of Jatropha–Algae Oil Mixtures and Performance and Emission Analysis of a Diesel Engine Coupled with a Generator Fueled with Diesel/Biodiesel Blends

Abstract

Methyl ester production from jatropha–algae oil is conducted through a transesterification process. Consequences of four parameters, the molar ratio (oil:methanol), the reaction temperature, the amount of catalyst, and the reaction time for obtaining a higher yield of biodiesel, are derived, and the process was optimized using the response surface methodology based on the Box–Behnken Design. An optimized biodiesel yield of 96% is achieved at a molar ratio of 1:10, a reaction temperature of 53° C, a 0.3 wt% catalyst, and a reaction time of 172 min. The predicted optimal conditions were experimentally validated with a relative error of 4% of the experimental result (96%). The P value of ANOVA is <0.0001, which shows that the model is significant. Finally, the performance and emissions in a diesel engine coupled with an electricity generator powered by biodiesel blends (B0, B5, B10, and B20% vol.) were investigated, concluding a significant reduction of exhaust gases. The engine was run with numerous blends of biodiesel by changing the brake power from 0 load to 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 KW.

Synthesis of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester from Croton macrostachyus (Bisana) Kernel Oil: Parameter Optimization, Engine Performance, and Emission Characteristics for Croton macrostachyus Kernel Oil Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Blend with Mineral Diesel Fuel

“…On average, the HC in the exhaust gas was found to decrease by 2.07, 4.2, 6.24, and 8.32% while using the CMKO-FAME blend with B5, B10, B15, and B20, respectively. Similar results were observed for Karanja seed oil, 48 Vachellia nilotica seed oil, 35 Salvinia molesta oil, 67 and Jatropha –algae oil mixture 30 biodiesel blend with mineral diesel fuel.…”

Synthesis and characterization of a heterogeneous catalyst from a mixture of waste animal teeth and bone for castor seed oil biodiesel production

“…The amount of the obtained biodiesel was weighed and the yield of biodiesel with respect to the amount of castor seed oil used during the reaction was estimated by Eq. (3) [ 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ]. Further, the purity of the obtained biodiesel in terms of mono FAME formation was determined using 1 H NMR analysis ( eq.…”

Kinetic Study on Nannochloropsis Oculata’s Lipid Extraction Using Supercritical CO2 and n-Hexane for Biodiesel Production

“…It needs a worldwide district agreement such as the Kyoto protocol. Recently, so many ways have been developed to solve the problems mentioned above, such as solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, biofuels, − and even converting biomass leftovers and by-products to biohydrogen and hydrocarbon fuels . Each one has gained different degrees of success in both study and application.…”