Treatment of acidic crude palm oil using supported benzenesulfonic acid-based deep eutectic solvents in trickle bed reactor

Hayyan, Adeeb and Putra, Sharifah Shahira Syed and Chow, M. K. and Alanazi, Yousef Mohammed and Saleh, Jehad and Alnashef, Inas M. and Sen Gupta, Bhaskar (2024) Treatment of acidic crude palm oil using supported benzenesulfonic acid-based deep eutectic solvents in trickle bed reactor. Materials Today Sustainability, 28. p. 101021. ISSN 2589-2347, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.101021.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.101021

Abstract

In this study, a deep eutectic solvent (DES) from benzenesulfonic acid and choline chloride (BZSA-ChCl-DES) was prepared for the treatment of high free fatty acids (FFA) in acidic crude palm oil (ACPO). The DES was impregnated into activated carbon (AC-DES) to produce a supported catalyst used in a trickle bed reactor (TBR) for FFA esterification. Under optimal conditions, using 8 g of AC-DES at 60 degrees C, with ACPO and methanol flow rates of 1 mL/min and 4 mL/min, respectively, the TBR successfully treated 3.5 L of ACPO. A batch reactor, used for comparison, showed that the continuous TBR process required less catalyst per gram of treated oil (2.87 mg catalyst/g) which can enhance the recyclability. Moreover, the continuous process could sustain up to five recycle runs that can treat 1.5 L under optimal conditions (3.5 wt% catalyst dosage, 10:1 M ratio, 60 degrees C reaction temperature, and 30 min). This approach presents a promising continuous approach for converting high FFA to fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) for biodiesel production.

Item Type: Article
Funders: King Saud University (RSP2024R511)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Biodiesel; Deep eutectic solvent; Esterification; Low grade crude palm oil; Trickle bed reactor; Activated carbon
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering > Department of Chemical Engineering
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 20 Feb 2025 02:54
Last Modified: 20 Feb 2025 02:54
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/47363

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