Kinetics of base-catalyzed transesterification of triglycerides from Pongamia oil |
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Authors: | S K Karmee D Chandna R Ravi A Chadha |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 600 036 Chennai, India;(2) Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 600 036 Chennai, India;(3) Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 600 036 Chennai, India |
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Abstract: | The kinetics of transesterification of Pongamia oil using methanol at 60°C were studied. The forward as well as the reverse rate constants of all three steps involved in
the transesterification of Pongamia oil are reported for the first time. Among the forward rate constants, the one governing the conversion of TG to DG was the
highest and the one for DG to MG was the lowest. A distinct feature of the present work is the direct estimation of the equilibrium
constants of all three steps by measuring the concentrations of TG, DG, and MG at very long reaction times. This reduced the
number of parameters to be, determined from the kinetic data by one-half, thereby leading to more accurate estimation of the
rate constants. The equilibrium constant of the final step involving the conversion of MG to methyl ester and glycerol was
at least an order of magnitude greater than that of the first two reaction steps. A detailed comparison was made with kinetic
parameters reported in literature. The trend in the relative magnitudes of the rate constants appears to be unique to Pongamia oil. |
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Keywords: | Biodiesel DG kinetics MG Pongamia oil TG transesterification |
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