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A Packed Bed Membrane Reactor For Production Of Biodiesel Using Activated Carbon Supported Catalyst, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman
A Packed Bed Membrane Reactor For Production Of Biodiesel Using Activated Carbon Supported Catalyst, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman
Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman
In this study, a novel continuous reactor has been developed to produce high quality methyl esters (biodiesel) from palm oil. A microporous TiO 2/Al 2O 3 membrane was packed with potassium hydroxide catalyst supported on palm shell activated carbon. The central composite design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to investigate the effects of reaction temperature, catalyst amount and cross flow circulation velocity on the production of biodiesel in the packed bed membrane reactor. The highest conversion of palm oil to biodiesel in the reactor was obtained at 70°C employing 157.04g catalyst per unit volume of the reactor …