Production of Biodiesel from Jatropha curcas by Using Homogenous Catalyst

Abstract

| Energy requirement, fuel prices, global warming, emission of green house gases and decrease the sources of fossil fuel are the major problems of these days. Due to increased population, urbanization and industrialization energy sources decrease gradually. Major portion of energy come from fossil fuel and to achieve the requirements of energy to find new source. Biodiesel is alternative renewable, biodegradable, non-toxic and eco-friendly of environment. Jatropha curcas is highly source to produce biodiesel which oil content up to 40 %. Normally trans-estrification process is used for biodiesel production. Main three types of catalyst were used for the production of biodiesel like as Heterogeneous, enzymes and homogenous. Process selection, catalyst, reaction time, Molar ratio are the main factor for biodiesel production. There are many nano catalyst used for biodiesel production with different yield 83.2 to 99. Pakistan 5% introduced blended biodiesel in 2015 and also increase 10% in 2025. Homogenous catalyst like as NaoH applied for the production of biodiesel from jatropha oil seed maximum recovery was 85%, reaction time 1 to 2 h at 65 o C temperature.

RSM modelling and optimization for performance evaluation of biodiesel production process from livistona jenkinsiana using NaOH as a catalyst

“…It is known as long-chain fatty acid of monoalkyl esters and is formed as a result of chemical reactions between vegetable oil or animal fat and alcohol [3]. It can be produced from a variety of renewable raw materials, including algae, waste cooking oil, non-edible and edible oils, and animal fat [4][5][6]. The transesterification reaction is a typical process for producing biodiesel in the presence or absence of a catalyst [7][8][9].…”