A palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) has been used for biodiesel production. An efficient sulfonated-glucose acid catalyst (SGAC) was prepared by sulfonation to catalyze the esterification reaction. The effect of t...A palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) has been used for biodiesel production. An efficient sulfonated-glucose acid catalyst (SGAC) was prepared by sulfonation to catalyze the esterification reaction. The effect of three variables i.e. methanol-to-PFAD molar ratio, catalyst amount and reaction time, on the yield of PFAD esters was studied by the response surface methodology (RSM). The optimum reaction conditions were: 12.2:1 methanol-to- PFAD molar ratio, 2.9% catalyst concentration and 134 rain of time as predicted by the RSM. The reaction under the optimum conditions resulted in 94.5% of the free fatty acid (FFA) conversion with 92.4% of the FAME yield. The properties of the PFAD esters were determined according to biodiesel standards.展开更多
High performance enzymatic synthesis of oleyl palmitate, a wax ester was carried out by lipase-catalyzed esterification of palmitic acid and oleyl alcohol. Response surface methodology (RSM) based on 5-level, 3-vari...High performance enzymatic synthesis of oleyl palmitate, a wax ester was carried out by lipase-catalyzed esterification of palmitic acid and oleyl alcohol. Response surface methodology (RSM) based on 5-level, 3-variable of centre composite rotatable design (CCRD) was used to evaluate the interactive effects of synthesis, of temperature (40-60 ℃); amount of enzyme (0.1-0.4 g) and substrate molar ratio of oleyl alcohol to palmitic acid (1:1-4:1) on the percentage yield of wax ester. All reactions were fixed at 1 hour of reaction time. The optimum condition obtained from RSM for the reactions were temperature of 57.9 ℃, enzyme amount of 0.26 g and molar ratio of substrates of 2.92. The actual experimental yield was 91.2% under the optimum condition, which compared well with the maximum predicted value of 92.0%. Comparison of predicted and experimental values reveal good correspondence between them, implying that empirical models derived from RSM can be used to adequately describe the relationship between the factors and response in the synthesis of oleyl palmitate.展开更多
基金Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI),Malaysia for providing the e Science Project (Project No. 06-01-04-SF1780Vot No.5450746)
文摘A palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) has been used for biodiesel production. An efficient sulfonated-glucose acid catalyst (SGAC) was prepared by sulfonation to catalyze the esterification reaction. The effect of three variables i.e. methanol-to-PFAD molar ratio, catalyst amount and reaction time, on the yield of PFAD esters was studied by the response surface methodology (RSM). The optimum reaction conditions were: 12.2:1 methanol-to- PFAD molar ratio, 2.9% catalyst concentration and 134 rain of time as predicted by the RSM. The reaction under the optimum conditions resulted in 94.5% of the free fatty acid (FFA) conversion with 92.4% of the FAME yield. The properties of the PFAD esters were determined according to biodiesel standards.
文摘High performance enzymatic synthesis of oleyl palmitate, a wax ester was carried out by lipase-catalyzed esterification of palmitic acid and oleyl alcohol. Response surface methodology (RSM) based on 5-level, 3-variable of centre composite rotatable design (CCRD) was used to evaluate the interactive effects of synthesis, of temperature (40-60 ℃); amount of enzyme (0.1-0.4 g) and substrate molar ratio of oleyl alcohol to palmitic acid (1:1-4:1) on the percentage yield of wax ester. All reactions were fixed at 1 hour of reaction time. The optimum condition obtained from RSM for the reactions were temperature of 57.9 ℃, enzyme amount of 0.26 g and molar ratio of substrates of 2.92. The actual experimental yield was 91.2% under the optimum condition, which compared well with the maximum predicted value of 92.0%. Comparison of predicted and experimental values reveal good correspondence between them, implying that empirical models derived from RSM can be used to adequately describe the relationship between the factors and response in the synthesis of oleyl palmitate.