Optimization of biodiesel production via transesterification of soybean oil using α-MoO3 catalyst obtained by the combustion method

Optimization and Deep Learning Modeling of the Yield and Properties of Baobab-Derived Biodiesel Catalyzed by Waste Banana Bunch Stalk Biochar

“…Using eq , 36.8 wt % of the oil from the Baobab seeds was extracted. The oil yield obtained was considerably greater than the yields observed from other nonedible seed oils, such as cotton seeds (17–23 wt %) and soapnut seeds (23–30 wt %), reported by Chimezie et al and was within the range (30–40 wt %) of yield reported by Dass et al According to Silva et al, the observed oil production of baobab seeds was also better when the yield of various food oils was increased, including that of soybeans (18.5–22.5 wt %) and cotton seeds (15–20 wt %). A comparatively good oil content of Baobab will lead a long way from being able to encourage less reliance on edible oils as feedstocks for FAME synthesis and, as a result, encourage the commercialization of the products.…”

“…This resource faces difficulties despite its value. These challenges include expensive FAME feedstocks, their scarcity, low oil yield, poor quality, and poor storage; all of these factors significantly impact FAME costs . However, among all of these bottlenecks, one of the most crucial factors is the price of feedstocks.…”

“…The majority of research on biofuels has been devoted to creating FAMEs using edible vegetable oils as feedstock. The following edible oils have been transesterified to create FAME: corn oil, , groundnut oil, palm oil, , soybean oil, , vegetable oil, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, and cottonseed oil, as a few examples utilizing homogeneous or heterogeneous catalysts. However, questions have been expressed about the prolonged usage of edible oils to create FAMEs, thereby raising the price of edible food oil and making FAMEs produced from it relatively expensive; this strategy also reduces the amount of food readily available.…”

α-MoO3 Micro- and Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Biofuel Production

“…The use of ethanol in the transesterification reaction must be considered an important factor in the current work because smaller conversions are usually obtained compared to methanol. For instance, CaO-MoO 3 was used in the methylic transesterification of soybean oil, with a higher amount of catalyst (6% m/m) and a higher methanol/oil ratio (50:1), 22 Silva et al 23 obtained about 97% of conversion at 200 °C for 1 h. It is important to emphasize that the α-MoO 3 catalysts synthesized in all of these studies present structural characteristics different from the samples synthesized in the present work by the modified Pechini method. This is a soft process with a lower energetic balance than the methods employed by Silva et al, 22 Silva et al, 23 etc.…”

“…For instance, CaO-MoO 3 was used in the methylic transesterification of soybean oil, with a higher amount of catalyst (6% m/m) and a higher methanol/oil ratio (50:1), 22 Silva et al 23 obtained about 97% of conversion at 200 °C for 1 h. It is important to emphasize that the α-MoO 3 catalysts synthesized in all of these studies present structural characteristics different from the samples synthesized in the present work by the modified Pechini method. This is a soft process with a lower energetic balance than the methods employed by Silva et al, 22 Silva et al, 23 etc. Despite the smaller conversion compared to the methylic route, the ethylic route was chosen in the present work because it is more environmentally friendly because ethanol is obtained from renewable sources.…”