Biodiesel from Jatropha curcas oil using Zn for esterification step and solar radiation as energy source

"The production of biodiesel is greatly increasing due to its environmental benefits. However, production costs are still rather high compared to petroleum-based diesel fuel. In this investigation we report a production process that reduces the cost of biodiesel. The process proposed in this in...

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Autores: Téllez Méndez, Nallely; 0000-0002-3605-5412, Eugenia Mendoza, María; 0000-0002-1947-7875, Téllez Méndez, Nallely, Corro, Grisel, Bañuelos, Fortino, Eugenia Mendoza, María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:México
Institución:Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de Acceso Abierto RIAA-BUAP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorioinstitucional.buap.mx:20.500.12371/18119
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2012.02.029
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12371/18119
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biodiesel
Jatropha curcas oil
Solid esterification catalyst
Zn catalyst
Solar reactor
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Sumario:"The production of biodiesel is greatly increasing due to its environmental benefits. However, production costs are still rather high compared to petroleum-based diesel fuel. In this investigation we report a production process that reduces the cost of biodiesel. The process proposed in this investigation, brings biodiesel production cost down due to the use of a solar heater as energy source to attain the reaction temperatures, the use of nonedible Jatropha curcas crude oil (JCCO) as raw material, and the use of low cost Zn filings as esterification catalyst".