Solvent-Aided Crystallization for Biodiesel Purification

The application of solvent-aided crystallization (SAC) is based on the addition of a solvent, here 1-butanol, to crude biodiesel to catalyze the purification process by separating biodiesel from contaminants via crystallization process. Response surface methodology was applied to optimize the proces...

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Main Authors: Samsuri, S., Jian, N.L., Jusoh, F.W., Hernández Yáñez, E., Yahya, N.Y.
Format: Article
Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Record Id / ISBN-0: utp-eprints.23314 /
Published: Wiley-VCH Verlag 2020
Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85078655915&doi=10.1002%2fceat.201900433&partnerID=40&md5=a996d6f67f91b1dcfeae3c1b135443a7
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/23314/
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Summary: The application of solvent-aided crystallization (SAC) is based on the addition of a solvent, here 1-butanol, to crude biodiesel to catalyze the purification process by separating biodiesel from contaminants via crystallization process. Response surface methodology was applied to optimize the process parameters of SAC, represented by biodiesel purity. The purified biodiesel was analyzed by means of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the composition of the present fatty acid methyl ester (FAME). Under the predicted optimum process conditions within the experimental ranges for the highest biodiesel purity, the predicted biodiesel purity was 99.375 . © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim