Biodiesel Production Using Wet and Dry Purification Methods
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Inbiodiesel production via transesterification, after removing glycerol fromcrude biodiesel, purification process must be performed before using biodieselas a fuel that meets the EN 14214 standard. In the literature, variousprocesses are presented for purification of biodiesel however; dry and wetwashing methods are mostly recommended because of their higher efficiencies andeasier applicabilities. In this study, methyl esters (biodiesel) derived fromwaste frying oil (WFO) and sunflower oil were generated usingtransesterification technique in the presence of KOH and methanol in a novelmicrowave assisted biodiesel reactor. For purification of crude biodiesel, twodifferent methods; washing with distilled water as wet washing, and withmagnesol as dry washing were carried out and compared. According to theresults, dry washing method improved biodiesel yield and ester content, it alsoreduced the purification process time considerably
Author: Veli Gökhan Demir
Institution: Balıkesir University
Language: English
Subfield: Fuel Technology
Field: Energy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2936054899