Production of biodiesel from chicken fat using NiFe2O4/GO magnetic catalyst and combining it with diesel in order to improve fuel properties

International Journal of Bio-Inorganic Hybrid Nanomaterials

دوره 10، شماره 4، دی 2021، صفحه 265-273   

نوع مقاله: Research Paper

چکیده

Biodiesel is one of the sources of renewable fuel. Due to increasing environmental pollution, global warming caused by fossil fuels and limited fossil fuel resources, its production has significantly increased during the last decades. In addition, low price renewable sources have been wisely used to produce biodiesel. Here in, biodiesel was produced using chicken fat in the presence of Nickel ferrite nanoenabled graphene oxide nano-catalyst. Also the effect of various parameters like temperature, reaction time, catalyst amount and methanol to oil ratio was investigated on the biodiesel production. The results showed that the best conditions for biodiesel production were obtained such as the temperature of 65 °C, methanol to oil ratio of 1:9, the catalyst amount of 1 wt.% and reaction time of 5 h which in these conditions the biodiesel efficiency was determined 95%. The produced biodiesel is mixed with different ratios of petroleum diesel to improve the physical properties of the produced biodiesel (B25, B50 and B75), such as flash point, kinematic viscosity, density, cloud point and pour point. The results showed that the mixture ratio of B75 and B100 had density and viscosity in the range of standard. Additionally, this fuel should not be used in cold weather since its pour point is greater than zero.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Biodiesel؛ Chicken fat؛ Nickel ferrite nanoenabled graphene oxide nanocatalyst؛ Transesterification