A Review on Production of Biodiesel by Transesterification using Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst |
Author(s): |
Pavan Kumar Pathak , Rustamji Institute of Technology, BSF Academy Tekanpur, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India; Janmit Raj, Rustamji Institute of Technology, BSF Academy Tekanpur, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India; Gaurav Saxena, Rustamji Institute of Technology, BSF Academy Tekanpur, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India; Dr. Uma Shankar Sharma, Rustamji Institute of Technology, BSF Academy Tekanpur, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Keywords: |
Biodiesel, Transesterification, Nanocatalyst, Molar Ratio, Yield Percentage |
Abstract |
In the 21st century, major research emphasis is given for the development of alternative energy sources to replace the conventional non-renewable traditional petroleum diesel. Biodiesel, as an alternative fuel, has many merits that make it preferable to the conventional petro-diesel. Biodiesel has been chosen as one of the alternative fuels because of its characteristics such as it is renewable, biodegradable, non-toxic and environment-friendly fuel. Biodiesel produces lower emission, possesses high flash point, better lubrication, and high cetane number and has very close physical and chemical characteristics to those of conventional diesel fuel allowing its use either on its own (pure biodiesel, B100) or mixed with petroleum based diesel fuel (B5-B30) with very few modification. The synthesis of biodiesel is done using transesterification process. In transesterification reaction, the catalyst plays a vital role in the biodiesel production by converting the fatty acid to respective fatty acid methyl ester. This paper discusses the feasibility on the use of heterogenous nanocatalyst for the synthesis of biodiesel describing some studies done by the past researcher on this theme .The present review summarize the work carried out for biodiesel production using various heterogeneous nano-catalyst. The present article will be useful for researcher and scholars working in the field of application of new catalyst in the field of biodiesel production. |
Other Details |
Paper ID: IJSRDV5I20658 Published in: Volume : 5, Issue : 2 Publication Date: 01/05/2017 Page(s): 631-636 |
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