Pilot Plant Biodiesel From Waste Cooking Oil

Authors

  • Rif’ah Amalia Department of Power Plant Engineering, Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya - INDONESIA
  • Hendrik E.G.P Department of Power Plant Engineering, Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya - INDONESIA
  • Achmad B. Ulum Department of Power Plant Engineering, Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya - INDONESIA
  • Eka S.N Department of Power Plant Engineering, Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya - INDONESIA

Keywords:

Biodiesel, Pilot Plant, Waste Cooking Oil, Transesterification

Abstract

Methyl ester or biodiesel is an alkyl ester compound that is produced through an alkoholic process (transesterification),
between triglycerides methanol or ethanol with the aid of alkaline catalysts into alkyl esters and glycerol. Methyl ester
is produced through a transesterification reaction between used cooking oil and methanol with a mole ratio of 6:1, the
reaction is accelerated using base catalyst. The method used in the production of methyl ester is pilot plant batch scale
which adopts a large scale industry with modifications according to the desired design. Base catalyst variations were
carried out at 0,1% w/w, 0,3% w/w, 0,5% w/w, 0,7% w/w, and 0,9% w/w.The productions of methyl ester consists of
three processes namely pre-treatment, transesterification reaction, and post-treatment. Quality test of methyl ester (posttre
atment) consists of density, kinematic viscosity, total glycerol, and acid numbers. Known from the result of the
research, the overall quality of methyl ester are appropriate according to the Indonesian National Standard on Biodiesel

References

Atmaja, S, 2010. Biodiesel Dari Minyak Jelantah (Waste Cooking Oil) Sebagai Solusi Sumber Energi Alternatif Ramah Lingkungan. Karya Ilmiah Teknologi Bandung.

Budiman, A, 2014. Biodiesel Bahan Baku, Proses, dan Teknologi. Yogyakarta: Erlangga.

Laila, L., Liatiana, O, 2017. Experiment Study Of Total Acid Number And Viscosity Of Palm Oil Based Biodiesel From PT Smart Tbk. Jurnal Teknologi Proses Dan Inovasi Industri, Vol. 2, No. 1.

Eryilmaz, T, 2015. Design Of A Small Scale Pilot Plant Biodiesel Production Plant And Determination Of The Fuel Properties Of Biodiesel Produced With This Plant. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 3(2): 67-70.

Oseni, M. I., Tuleun, M. T., & Musa, A. Development and Performance Evaluation of a Small Scale Biodiesel Production Pilot Plant. Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences (JETEAS) 4(4): 679-685.

Yulianingtyas, P. Kajian Proses Produksi Biodiesel Melalui Transesterifikasi In Situ Jarak Pagar (Jatropha Curcas L.) pada Skala Pilot Plant. Institut Pertanian Bogor.

Published

2021-04-22

Issue

Section

FoITIC 2020