Biodiesel production using biochar catalyst

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BIODIESEL PRODUCTION USING BIOCHAR
CATALYST
GROUP MEMBERS
MANIKANDAN AS B200437CH
RAHUL J B200451CH
VIGNESH M B200507CH
PROJECT GUIDE:-
Dr. APARNA K
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
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OUTLINE
• INTRODUCTION
• OVERVIEW
• MATERIALS AND METHODS
• LITERATURE SURVEY
• OBJECTIVES
• WORK PLAN FOR CURRENT SEMESTER
• REFERENCES
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⮚ Biodiesel is a fuel obtained from vegetable oils, animal fats and renewable
biomass feedstock.
⮚ Biodiesel generally consists of long-chain fatty acid esters.
⮚ Biodiesel is an excellent substitute for conventional diesel fuel because of
being renewable, nontoxic and biodegradable.
INTRODUCTION
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OVERVIEW
• To develop Hybrid Catalyst for biodiesel production from lignocellulosic
feedstocks.
• To study the synergetic effects of combining different heterogeneous
Catalyst, such as metal oxides, solid acids, and zeolites, to enhance the
conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into biodiesel.
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Source:Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst for Biodiesel Synthesis - Yadav - 2022 - ChemistrySelect - Wiley Online Library

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MATERIALS AND METHODS
MATERIALS
• Non-edible oil
• Methanol
• Sulfuric Acid
• Biochar ash catalyst
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LITERATURE SURVEY
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TITLE AUTHOR REMARKS
1. Ultrasonic
transesterification of
Jatropha curcas L. oil
to biodiesel by a two-
step process​
Xin Deng, Zhen
Fang, Yun-hu Liu
• The use of a two-step process
involving acid esterification and
base transesterification, is an
effective and time-saving method
for producing biodiesel from
Jatropha oil.
• This process yields high
biodiesel yields (upto 96.4%) and
reduces the acid value of the
oil(from10.45 to 1.2 mg KOH/g).
• The choice of catalyst is crucial
in the transesterification process.
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LITERATURE SURVEY
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NO:
TITLE AUTHOR REMARKS
2. Utilization of
renewable and
sustainable basic
heterogeneous
catalyst from
Heteropanax fragrans
(Kesseru) for effective
synthesis of biodiesel
from Jatropha curcas
oil ​
Sanjay
Basumatary,
Biswajit Nath,
Bipul Das, Pranjal
Kalita, Bidangshri
Basumatary
• The CC-550 catalyst (calcined at
550°C) exhibits the highest
basicity and catalytic efficiency,
yielding 97.75% biodiesel in 65
minutes.
• Increasing the methanol to oil
ratio (MTOR) from 3:1 to 12:1
significantly increases the
biodiesel yield and decreases
the reaction time.
• The catalyst can be reused for
multiple reaction cycles, with a
gradual decrease in efficacy.
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OBJECTIVES
⮚ Development of Hybrid catalysts of different compositions.
⮚ Synthesis of Biodiesel by esterification and trans-esterification
reactions.
⮚ Characterization studies of the developed catalysts.
⮚ Yield comparison of biodiesel converted from the raw materials with
respect to catalysts used.
⮚ Finding the best catalyst for the biodiesel synthesis using a suitable
method.
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WORK PLAN
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MONTH WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4
AUGUST Literature
Review
Literature
Review
Literature
Review
Literature
Review
SEPTEMBER Identifying
suitable catalyst
for biodiesel
synthesis
Preparation of
catalyst-I
Synthesis of
biodiesel using
the prepared
catalyst
Characterization
studies of
Catalyst and
Biodiesel
OCTOBER Identifying
another suitable
catalyst
Preparation of
catalyst-II
Synthesis of
biodiesel using
the prepared
catalyst
Characterization
studies of
Catalyst and
Biodiesel
NOVEMBER Comparing the
biodiesel yields
of the two
catalysts
Consolidate all
results
Report Writing
and Final
Presentation

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REFERENCES
➢ Xin Deng, Zhen Fang, Yun-hu Liu “Ultrasonic transesterification curcas L.oil
to biodiesel by a two-step process” , Energy Conversion and Management
51 (2010) 2802-2807
➢ Sylvain-Didier B. Kouame, Joseph Perez, Semih Eser, Alan Benesi “H-NMR
Monitoring of the transesterification process of the Jatropha oil” , Fuel
Processing Technology 97 (2012) 60-64
➢ Sanjay Basumatary, Biswajit Nath, Bipul Das, Pranjal Kalita, Bidangshri
Basumatary “Utilization of renewable and sustainable basic heterogeneous
catalyst from Heteropanax fragrans (Kesseru) for effective synthesis of
biodiesel from Jatropha curcas oil ​”, Fuel 286 (2021) 119357
➢ Che Zhao, Qinyao Xu, Ying Gu, Xingjin Nie, and Rui Shan “Review of
Advances in the Utilization of Biochar-Derived Catalysts for Biodiesel
Production”, ACS Omega 2023, 8, 8190-8200
➢ Sumra Nawaz, Mushtaq Ahmed, Saira Asif, Mamoona Munir, Muhammad
Zafar, Kuan Shiong Khoo, Pau Loke Show “Phyllosilicate derived catalysts
for efficient conversion of lignocellulosic derived biomass to biodiesel: A
review” , Bioresource Technology 343 (2022) 126068
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