Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference
2008 ASABE Annual International Meeting
Publication Date
6-2008
City
Providence, RI
Abstract
The objective of the study was to determine the effect of high-powered ultrasonics on enhancing biodiesel production from soybean oil. In this study, soybean oil was mixed with methanol and sodium hydroxide and was sonicated at 3 amplitude levels of the ultrasonic (60µm pp , 120µm pp and 180µm pp ) in a pulse mode (5 seconds on/25 seconds off). The results were compared to a control group where the same reactant composition was allowed to react at 60ºC for intervals ranging from 5 minutes to 1 hour with no ultrasonic treatment. It was observed that ultrasonic treatment resulted in a 96% yield (percent conversion to biodiesel) in less than approximately 90 s; compared to 5 to 10 minutes for the control sample. The highest yield was obtained from sonicating the mixture at 120µm pp amplitude.
Copyright Owner
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Copyright Date
2008
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Chand, Priyanka; Venkat Reddy, Ch.; Verkade, John G.; and Grewell, David, "Enhancing Biodiesel Production from Soybean Oil using Ultrasonics" (2008). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference Proceedings and Presentations. 280.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_conf/280
Included in
Agriculture Commons, Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Commons, Chemistry Commons
Comments
This is an ASABE Meeting Presentation, Paper No. 084374.