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    Biodiesel - the new-age fuel

    St. Stephen’s College, Delhi


    Quest 2007 1
    Alternative fuels

    2
    •Soya bean •Jatropha
    •Sunflower Natural •Pongamia
    •Linseed Oils

    Biodiesel

    3
    Jatropha curcas

    • Found in Tanzania, Venezuela and India.


    • Grown on marginal lands. 4
    Jatropha Oil extraction

    5
    Jatropha Oil - Composition
    Fatty acid weight %

    Oleic acid 44.7

    Linoleic acid 31.4

    Palmitic acid 15.1

    Stearic acid 7.1

    6
    COOMe
    Stearic acid methyl ester
    COOMe
    Palmitic acid methyl ester
    COOMe
    Linoleic acid methyl ester
    COOMe
    Oleic acid methyl ester
    7
    Transesterification of oils
    • Chemical methods – Acid or Base
    catalysed
    • Biochemical methods – Enzyme
    catalysed

    8
    Acid Catalyzed Transesterification
    Commonly used acids: H2SO4/ HCl

    9
    Base catalyzed transesterification

    10
    Comparisons
    Base catalysis is preferred:
    2) 4000 times as fast.
    3) Use of KOH gives useful side product.
    4) Acids are corrosive.

    11
    Limitations of chemical
    methods

    • Require more energy.


    • Formation of soap inhibits
    transesterification.
    • Disposal of waste water.

    12
    Enzyme catalysed methods

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    Lipases
    • Biocatalysts are
    biodegradable.
    • Consume less
    energy.
    • No soap formation.
    • Further purification of
    biodiesel not required.
    • Can be used for oils
    with high free fatty
    acid content.
    14
    Interesting results!!

    Parameters investigated
    • Oil : Methanol ratio
    • Reaction temperature
    • Reaction time

    15
    Optimum Molar Ratio (Oil: Methanol)

    16
    Optimum temperature

    Maximum % yield at 50°C

    Time taken : 92 hrs.

    17
    Summary of results
    Optimum molar ratio 1:3

    Optimum 50
    temperature

    Enzyme wt. 5% w.r.t wt of


    oil

    Time 92h

    Conversion 80%

    18
    Advantages of using Biodiesel

    • Biodegradable
    • Low emission profile
    • Low toxicity
    • Better fuel
    efficiency
    • High lubricity

    19
    Kuvempu University, Shimoga, Karnataka
    20
    Bio-bus

    21
    Algae-biodiesel

    22
    References
    • www.treehugger.com
    • ‘Biocatalytic preparation of Biodiesel
    from Jatropha oil’ – Summer research
    project undertaken by Ms. Sonia Muliyil
    in the Kinetics Laboratory, IIT Chennai.
    • The Hindu (online edition), Sunday, July
    10 2005

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    Acknowledgements
    •Prof. Anju Chadha and all members, Kinetics
    laboratory, IIT Chennai.

    •Dr. Bikram Phookun, Department of Physics, St.


    Stephen’s College, Delhi.

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