Application of low cost ionic liquids for the separation of glycerine from palm oil-based biodiesel

Hashim, M.A. and Mjalli, F.S. and Hayyan, M. and Al-Nashef, I.M. (2009) Application of low cost ionic liquids for the separation of glycerine from palm oil-based biodiesel. In: CHEMECA Conference 2009, 27-30 Sept 2009, Perth, Australia.

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Abstract

One of the most serious obstacles in using biodiesel as an alternative fuel is the intricate and costly purification processes involved in its production. The difficulties in the separation of glycerine and other reaction mixtures necessitate the development of new competent low cost separation processes. In the present work, a low cost quaternary ammonium salt-glycerinebased ionic liquid is used as a solvent for extracting glycerine from the transesterification biodiesel product. The separation technique was tested on palm oil-based biodiesel. The laboratory-scale purification experiments established the viability of the technique as the purified biodiesel fulfilled the EN 14214 and ASTM D6751 standard specifications for biodiesel fuel in terms of glycerine content.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Keywords: ionic liquids; biodiesel; glycerine; liquid-liquid extraction
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User: Mr. Mohd Samsul Ismail
Date Deposited: 16 Jul 2014 02:01
Last Modified: 16 Jul 2014 02:01
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/10954

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