Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
Open Access
ISSN: 2090-4541
ISSN: 2090-4541
Oliva M Jesus
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, M�?©xico
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Fundam Renewable Energy App
Recent cases of contamination presented in Mexico City remind us of the urgency to find alternative transport fuels of the population given the poor quality of public transport in general and the large amount of emissions they generate. An alternative is biodiesel that can be obtained from animal fats or vegetable oils and produces fewer emissions compared to conventional diesel. This research was carried out for the synthesis of biodiesel using raw chicken fat and castor oil as raw materials; using potassium hydroxide catalyst supported by alumina. Experimentation consisted of performing the transesterification reaction, varying the times of this order to determine the influence of the time variable in the conversion efficiency from fatty acid to methyl esters. The percentage of liquid fat obtained from the raw chicken fat was 43.60% and castor oil was purchased from the market. In each reaction it was considered a molar ratio alcohol/feedstock 6:1 and added 1% by weight of catalyst to fat or oil used. The gas chromatography analysis indicated that the conversion efficiency was 41% with chicken fat and with castor oil was concluded that there was a lower efficiency. The maximum yield of the reaction was 69%.
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